Posted on 06/04/2006 2:24:14 PM PDT by nuconvert
Bush is the Next Reagan
Jun 4, 2006
Slater Bakhtavar - Persian Journal
The same people who heavily criticized former President Reagan for his tough stance against Communism and for his aggressive push for democracy in Eastern Europe are now attacking President Bush for his tough stance against fundamentalism and his aggressive push for democracy in the Middle East.
-They argued then that Communism would never fall - it did They argue now that Islamic Fundamentalism will never fall - it will
-They argued then that the Soviet Union is too strong - it wasn't
They argue now that the insurgency is too strong - it isn't
-They argued that Reagans vision of democracy in East Europe would never work - it did
They argue now that Bushs vision of democracy for the mid-east would never work - it will
They argued then that Reagans evil empire speech was a failure - it wasn't
They argue now that Bushs axis of evil speech is a failure - it won't be
-They argued then that former soviet bloc countries wouldn't embrace democracy - they did
They argue now that middle east countries would never embrace democracy - they will
-They argued then that Eastern Europeans nations would never be our allies - they are
They argue now that middle eastern countries will never be our allies - they will be
-They argued then that people without God could never embrace democracy - they did
They argue now that Muslims will never embrace democracy - they will
-They argued then that President Reagan was unrealistic - he wasn't
They argue now that President Bush is unrealistic - he'll prove he isn't
-They argued then democracy isn't universal to former Communists - it was
They argue now democracy isn't universal to Middle Easterners - it will be
-They argued then that funding of pro-democracy groups in Eastern European countries won't work - it did
They argue now that funding of pro-democracy groups won't work in the Middle East - it will
The same exact critcism was directed at Reagan. The future will be the judge of President Bush and my guess is that he will be judged as the Great Liberator of the Middle East.
One of the best things about Bush is that he knows that he is just the president. He devotes a lot of energy to leading the government, and he works well with the Congress.
WRONG!
Republicans controlled the Senate from 1980-1986 with larger margins than GWB has had to work. Additionally, Reagan was able to work with CONSERVATIVE Democrats in the House (of which there were MANY during the 1980s) -- there is no such thing as a conservative Democrat today!
Gotta disagree... cuting Gov is the right thing to do... Bush has failed there
bttt
Have you checked into Russian politics lately???
Things are NOT so rosy...or democratic....
Does that make Reagan a failure??
I guess you forgot your manners.
Point taken RF
Reagan and conservatism are dead. Bush is on life-support pumped up by business money and apocalyptic believers that the end is near and war will hasten salvation.
He "works well with the Congress", because he has his pliable functionaries leading both bodies. But he's sure out of step with a large percentage of the members on a number of things.
Bull .. the "true" conservatives back then hated Reagan .. and the only reason why they jumped on board towards the end was because they were afraid of being left behind
Then in 92 .. the "trues" thought they could spread their wings .. the only thing they and the rest of the country got was an 8 year night mare called Clinton's
So, just who were you before you got banned? Or, is this one of several nics you have here?
No.. He did what he had to do at the time. He hoped we would get it right.
I tend to do that when people tell me "You're completely nuts." Oh well...
Reagan signed his amnesty bill in 1986 -- he had almost THREE YEARS to enforce it.
[BTW: I suggest you read Reagan's speeches and writings on illegal/legal immigration . . . Given the content of your recent posts, I'm quite sure you'd be surprised by his perspective!]
I was thinking the same thing about ex-snook
Well..since you will never BE POTUS, I guess you don't have to worry about ANY polling numbers, will you?
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