[ambrose]

One thing is I believe many liberals have concluded that it is in their interest, at least for this election year, to praise Reagan as a great president, and then simultaneously attack Bush. I saw Carl Bernstein do this the other night on a talk show.

He was saying "Reagan was a statesman, unlike Bush..." "Reagan worked well with the opposition, unlike Bush..."

[longtermmemmory]

That is the DNC talking point "unlike Bush" kerry was a politician during Reagan.

Kerry bashed Reagan.
Kerry opposed Reagan.

KERRY SUPPORTED THE USSR
KERRY SUPORT THE COMMUNISTS AROUND THE WORLD.

The only not like Reagan is the FAKE TEARS OF DEMOCRATS.

[conservative in nyc]

One thing is I believe many liberals have concluded that it is in their interest, at least for this election year, to praise Reagan as a great president, and then simultaneously attack Bush

There is no question they are doing that. The Slimes, starting with Krugman and moving to their front page today, has been mischaracterizing President Reagan's loophole closing tax bills of 1982 and (I think) 1986 as "rolling back" the "reckless" 1981 tax cuts. Gee.... Who calls his plan to raise taxes on the rich a "roll back"? I wonder...

But they are also attacking the Reagan legacy on liberal issues to help Kerry. Could the Old Grey Whore be more partisan?