Ronald Reagan, a Northern Republican, believed in smaller government. The current GOP leadership, overwhelmingly southern, believes in bigger government. Ronald Reagan, a Northern Republican, believed in less intrusive government. The current GOP leadership, overwhelmingly southern, believes in more government intrusion in our lives. Ronald Reagan, a Northern Republican, believed in fiscal responsibility. The current GOP leadership, overwhelmingly southern, believes in massive deficits. Ronald Reagan, a Northern Republican, believed in letting the states and local communities control their schools and court systems. The current GOP leadership, overwhelmingly southern, believes in bringing control to the federal level. It those values of Ronald Reagan, a Northern Republican, are liberal in your eyes. Then I'm a liberal, too.
You may want to communicate that to your buddy ftD. He's over on one of the other threads right now ranting and raving about how he thinks Ronald Reagan was a huge tax and spend grow-the-government type president, all in order to make Lincoln look good by comparison!
I coulda told you that all along.