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Too bad he doesn't have the principles or convictions.

You mean like never raising taxes? Reagan raised taxes.

You mean like never cowing to terrorists? Reagan cut and ran when Marines were killed in Lebanon?

You mean like actually cutting government? Government grew more under Reagan than at any time since FDR.

You mean in actually like DOING SOMETHING about abortion? Reagan never signed one piece of abortion legislation; Bush signed PBA ban.

You mean like in appointing strict constructionists to the Supreme Court? Reagan appointed O'Connor and Kennedy.

Yeah. Bush is no Reagan. He's much more principled than Reagan was.

Its posts like your last that really cement people's opinion of you as a Bush toadie. I mean really man, you'll go that far to "defend" Bush? Trash Reagan to make "your" guy look better?

Yeah. Bush is no Reagan. He's much more principled than Reagan was.

President Bush would not know principle if it reached up and bit him.

No modern President has had as much political power (even FDR) - and done so little with it. Even the W.O.T. has become a joke when Bin Laden is a terrorist to Bush, but the PLO/Hamas get a pass.

>>>>>>You mean like never cowing to terrorists? Reagan cut and ran when Marines were killed in Lebanon?

Reagan rightly realized that we had no vital national interest at stake in Lebanon, and left. Reagan's mistake wasn't in leaving Lebanon, it was going in in the first instance.

Ronald Wilson Reagan was a truly great President, as shown by the fact that the problems he was elected to solve (the Soviet threat, double-digit inflation) are so thoroughly solved that people barely remember them. It's a shame that we haven't had anyone even approaching his stature in the White House since then.

Don't you effing dare to take down the Great Man in defending Bush. Don't you effing dare, you sick twisted bastard.

You mean like never cowing to terrorists? Reagan cut and ran when Marines were killed in Lebanon?

He also pounded Libya into submission. Try again.

You mean like actually cutting government? Government grew more under Reagan than at any time since FDR.

Garbage. Read and weep.

You mean in actually like DOING SOMETHING about abortion? Reagan never signed one piece of abortion legislation; Bush signed PBA ban.

Bush ever try to change the culture by saying something like this? Reagan tried to put in Supreme Court Justices to overturn Roe versus Wade; don't forget also he had the handicap of a Democrat Congress.

You mean like in appointing strict constructionists to the Supreme Court? Reagan appointed O'Connor and Kennedy.

They lied to him. Next?

Yeah. Bush is no Reagan. He's much more principled than Reagan was.

Bullshit. Absolute, total unmitigated bullshit. Reagan had loads of principles - including, "In our present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem". He managed to cut taxes and roll back the role of the state to do so. He said the USSR was the Evil Empire and beat them into the ground. Compare and contrast this to President Bush who hasn't vetoed a single spending bill, and keeps on calling Islam a "religion of peace."

You sycophants have degenerated into sheer mindless bastardy by daring to tear down Reagan to build your boy up.

Ivan

RR cut the top tax bracket in 1981 from 77% to 28%. He cut corporate taxes significantly as well and he eliminated layers of bureaucracy and red tape throughout his two terms.

RR launched his own revolution that is still felt today.

RR did not have a Republican Congress to help him achieve the budget cuts that he sought. And he had to rebuild the military in all aspects.

RR's spirit along with the spirit of Pope John Paul II rallied the world to conquer communism.

But sinkspur we hear you that George Bush is not getting enough credit. Our expectations are too high and we are easily disappointed. But the report card on George Bush from the Conservatives is coming due and he would be wise to review it and try harder.

It would help if George Bush would focus on one domestic issue. Start planning a campaign for the Spring when people are in a tizzy with tax complexity and frustration. Go after those Senators including Republicans that spent two years on the Tax Reform Commission and came up with well gee we should limit the mortgage deduction.

How about George Bush standing in front of the cameras and saying "I've listened to Senator Mack and Senator Breaux and all I can say is what a waste of time! I am going to ask them to reconvene this commission on a fast track and in three months time get me a bill for a fair tax and one for a repeal of the 16th Amendment!"

Now wouldn't that rally Conservatives? You bet it would. And have it all culminate on April 15th.

But I fear George Bush is too much like his father, to much of a 'prude', keep everything calm. don't rock the boat, maintain the status quo, appease your domestic foes and so on.