[Moonman62]

In a two-hour conversation over coffee at a restaurant near his Virginia headquarters, the former senator from Tennessee said that when he joins the battle next month, he "will take some risks that others are not willing to take, in terms of forcing a dialogue on our entitlement situation, our military situation and what it's going to cost" to assure the nation's future.

I like Fred, but that sounds like political suicide to me. He wants to be preachy like Carter, rather than an optimist like Reagan.

[raptor29]

I’ll take the straight talk right about now.

[cowdog77]

.. in terms of forcing a dialogue on our entitlement situation”
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Welfare reform (elimination) would be plenty of reason for me to vote for a candidate. I’m sick of paying for single mom’s to stay at home and illegal’s hospital bills! Not to mention programs for the ones who live under bridges and are afraid of a full day’s work. WELL, C’MON FRED !

[Theophilus]

Reagan was a great optimitst but a whole lot of stuff got left undone that did not need to get left undone.

[Saundra Duffy]

This has got to be a joke, right? This is the guy who avoided major debates with the other candidates and now he wants to “take risks”?

[Lexinom]

Well, I'm not a supporter of his but in fairness to Fred, how did Reagan speak as a candidate before the primaries? Let's do apples and apples, now, come on!