[Reagan 76]

"Your types spent MOST of the 1980s ranting and raving about Reagan"

Actually, Rumsfeld/Bush/Romney's etc. spent most of the late seventies twice working against Reagan in the primaries. Guys like Jesse Helms, Paul Laxalt, Bill Buckley and Pat B were the keys to electing Reagan and all worked in or with the administration.

[skeeter]

Actually, Rumsfeld/Bush/Romney's etc. spent most of the late seventies twice working against Reagan in the primaries.

Bonus points for naming the candidate who coined the phrase 'Voodoo Economics', and to who's policies that term referred.

[saradippity]

Actually,Rumsfield/Bush/Romney's spent most of the late seventies twice working against Reagan in the primaries. Guys like Jesse Helms,Paul Laxalt,Bill Buckley and Pat B were the keys to electing Reagan and all worked in or with the administration.

I see you were there too. I also recall being devastated when the attempted assassination occurred and so grateful that he recovered. However,I think that it made Reagan much more cautious and not as able to carry out his agenda as he and his constituency would have liked. Additionally,it afforded others an opportunity to surround him with men who were not as committed to putting some of his more conservative ideas into practice.

[rmlew]

You do realise that most Paleoconervatives consider Buckley a neocon (actually he is a fusionist-conservative), and saw Reagan was weak.

[A. Pole]

Actually, Rumsfeld/Bush/Romney's etc. spent most of the late seventies twice working against Reagan in the primaries. Guys like Jesse Helms, Paul Laxalt, Bill Buckley and Pat B were the keys to electing Reagan and all worked in or with the administration.

For many it is ancient and forgotten history.