Posted on 05/21/2006 1:47:28 PM PDT by woofie
This has to be old.
I ran across this while googling ...its applicable to the Bush hatred from the right ..." He is not a REAL consevative!"...well neither was Reagan . They are called Presidents and Presidents cannot be PURE . But thanks God we have had them, both Bush and Reagan
Yep its old but also true and relates to the yammering going on today
When did Reagan write the law that raised taxes?
What a hoot. I want more "liberals" like President Reagan.
Thats the key ...
I would argue that this congess although nominally Republican is badly split with very little manuevering room and the Dems are primarily rabid nut cases bent on destruction ...Also because of close elections Bush has had a tough time ....Last Reagan got a shot (no pun intended) of good will when he was shot and almost killed
Reagan folded like a cheap suit almost immediately after enacting his tax cuts. He rolled over on tax increases--no threats to veto whatsoever. Bush, OTOH, has never wavered on NEVER allowing tax increases.
Reagan cut-and-ran out of Lebanon almost immediately after the 240 Marines were killed by terrorists. Even though George Schultz pleaded with him to hit Assad in Syria and Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley, Reagan and Weinberger feared a widening war, and did nothing.
Reagan did NOTHING on abortion. He never even so much as encouraged passage of a single bill.
You forget that Reagan had a Republican Senate. I don't recall that Howard Baker ever attempted to stand up to Tip O'Neill, on anything.
And, of course, we have the Reagan immigrant amnesty, signed with Reagan's full concurrence and acceptance.
Some of use remember 1980-1988, and conservatives were ready to throw in the towel after Iran-Contra, saying that Reagan had lost his touch and would be ruined by the scandal. It was as bad, or worse, as much of what we hear today aimed at Bush.
amen
The Bush cheerleaders have a difficult time defending their guy, so their standard operating procedure it to attempt to diminish Reagan. The current president has defined his presidency with government programs and how much of our money he's spent. Reagan defined his presidency with great ideas. That's why Reagan will be remembered as great and GWB won't.
That's because Reagan didn't talk down to the American people the way W does.
No anti-abortion bill ever reached his desk.
Howard Baker, felt that abortion, was an issue where pro-life positions was a minority (he said as much during his japanese ambassorship).
As for his legacy after his initial tax cuts, he did slow or slash government spending, whenever he could at one point vetoing spending bills, at least a few of his vetos were over-ridden.
As for Lebenon, while I disagreed with Reagans response, George Shultz makes a good case for Reagans response, though I disagree. Shultz was also barely in as a replacement, so he hadn't even unpacked his bags when everything happened, as he replaced the previous Sect of state.
That is because Ronald Reagan never consulted with astrologers and was not fixated on biblical doom.
For those whose ignorance is beyond dispute, no president ever wrote a law. Members of congress write the laws. The presidents only roll in law creations is to either sign or veto bills first passed by both houses of congress.. If a president signs such a bill it becomes law. If he vetos the bill then it goes back to congress and must be passed by a 2/3 majority in both houses in order to become law. That process is referred to as overriding a veto. If the veto is not overridden the bill does not become law.
When congress raised taxes (described as fee's) Reagan did not veto them ... he signed them.
It is the legislative branch that writes laws. It is the excutive branch's duty to enforce them.
You mean like the idea to reduce the size of government? (He didn't do it).
LIke the idea to cut out two cabinet departments? (Added one).
Tax cuts? (Cut once, raised taxes four times).
Terrorism? (Cut and ran).
Reagan had ideas, all right, but was successful in only one, albeit the biggest one: Staring down the Soviet Union.
Bush will be remembered for beginning the process of changing the face of the Middle East, by liberating 50 million Muslims.
Government spending is not a definition for greatness, since Reagan and Bush both had record deficits.
And for all of Reagan's great ideas, his record fell way short, especially on taxes.
Reagan was a great president. The events surrounding his funeral confirm that. Just about everything he did, good or bad (mostly good) was defined by the Cold War, which is how it should have been. Something the Bush cheerleaders/Reagan attackers leave out.
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