Posted on 10/14/2021 8:14:35 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Republicans debating what they should stand for often invoke Ronald Reagan as the ideal standard-bearer for the party. It’s a shame, then, that so many of them misunderstand the man.
Reagan’s legacy is often articulated as a simple, policy-focused creed. Former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker immediately summarized that creed during a recent interview: “limited government, low taxes, strong national defense.” But Walker — who now heads the Young America’s Foundation, which owns the Reagan Ranch and the president’s boyhood home — also noted that these are timeless principles rather than ironclad prescriptions.
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WaPo Poo? No thanks.
Riiight... And WaPo understands it better than anyone else, right? /sarcasm
WaPo = toilet paper.
Too many Republican, so-called, are just Democrat/Socialists wrapped in Republican regalia just to get elected and rich.
I'd say that that was major accomplishment.
Totally what I'd expect from a WaPo article on Reagan.
Here’s my take. Reagan stood for a return to a common sense, conservative, and nationalist populism. He wasn’t for endless tax cuts, slashing Social Security, free trade with China, or endless foreign wars. None of this. he was for traditional values, national pride, and peace through strength. And he governed that way.
The decade of the 1980s was as close to perfect as a nation can hope for.
Sadly, the dream abruptly ended when Bush, the corporate globalist, took over. We had no idea at the time...
Ugh. Reagan loved the illegals too much. He was no trump.
Most of the elected GOP are really just Assistant Democrats.
We have a LOT of House and Senate cleaning to do.
Flimsey Grahamnesty, Micro Rubio, Hoeven, Tillis, Cornyn, Lankford, Inhofe, Scott, Scott, Romney, McConnell, Cassidy, Thune, Ernst, Boozman, Murkowsky, Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Shelby, Blunt, Sasse, Toomey, Rounds, Portman, Burr, Lee, Capito, Crapo, Cramer, Barrasso, Risch, Sullivan, Moran and Collins are ALL Bush League Republicans
And that’s just the Senate, there are 145 House members that voted for Liz Cheney in Feb. to lead them (away from MAGA)
Re-electing Assistant Democrats has put us in this hole.
“Stupid article attempts to romneyize Ronald Reagan and use the dumb new scrubbed version of Reagan to isolate Trump supporters.
Totally what I’d expect from a WaPo article on Reagan.”
Agreed
and very well put.
Reagan loved America and the people.
Our PDJT loves America and the people.
The Dem/Lib/Prog/Socialists? They want us dead.
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I have a strong affection for Reagan but he made two big mistakes: George Bush and amnesty for illegals. We continue to pay for both.
But the Washington Post educate Conservatives on what they missed?
Was Bush a “mistake”, or a requirement from the powers that be?
Good question. Maybe the amnesty was likewise a requirement.
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