[clawrence3]

Sorry - I was out to lunch - we will have to agree to disagree about Reagan. I indeed think he would have proposed much the same in the face of the worst natural disater to hit the U.S. in our lifetimes. Peggy Noonan basically says the same thing here:

http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110007258

As for when liberals try to use this precedent when they are in charge (they already tried once and failed with the War on Poverty), but this is what you call a "slippery slope" argument - I trust all conservatives will be united to stop something like that.

[JeffAtlanta]

I indeed think he would have proposed much the same in the face of the worst natural disater to hit the U.S. in our lifetimes. Peggy Noonan basically says the same thing here:

He may have, but Reagan wasn't a perfect conservative either. He was the greatest president of the 20th century and a great conservative, but he had his shortcomings as well.

[JeffAtlanta]

Sorry - I was out to lunch - we will have to agree to disagree about Reagan.

By the way, I meant to say good post. Glad to see someone bring something of substance to the table.

I wanted to add that Reagan did veto the Big Dig project in Boston but was overriden. Proponents of the bill made pretty much the same arguments that we are hearing now - Boston is a major port and will cease to be a city unless we do something and "the country can't afford a major port like Boston to be rendered inoperable."