[Wombat101]

“I see it’s back to bashing Reagan to make Rooty Toot seem more palatable.”

Ummm, no.

It’s a fair question, which no one seems able to answer in these parts. Why is Reagan, the Classical Liberal, with skeletons in his closet deified, and Rudy, the Classical Liberal with skeletons in his closet villified?

Answer that honestly and I’ll be more inclined to take you seriously.

P.S. I’m still holding out for Newt.

[wagglebee]

Reagan’s divorce was several decades before his run for office and he was not a serial philanderer like Rooty. Moreover, Reagan was upfront about his strained relationship with two of his children and they were on speaking terms.

Your statement that Reagan had skeletons in his closet is without basis.

And, Reagan is the benchmark for conservatism, Rooty is a textbook liberal.

[Mumbles]

I am for NEWT as well. The comments about Regan were on target, has nothing to do with RG’s potential to lead the party; most of all Rudy is a politician, an egotist and, if elected, will do what is right for America. I have not seen too many positive changes or reversal of Democratic agendas by the current “Mr. Right”, El Presidenté.

[Oztrich Boy]

Rudy, the Classical Liberal with skeletons in his closet villified?

Rudy is far to fond of government to be a Classical Liberal

[Liz]

......a fair question, which no one seems able to answer in these parts. Why is Reagan, the Classical Liberal, with skeletons in his closet deified, and Rudy, the Classical Liberal with skeletons in his closet villified?......

That's an easy question and it deserves a quick answer.

Reagan assiduously courted conservatives; he made sure the entire conservative agenda was in the party platform---and actually advanced the conservative agenda as president.

Under Reagan (and Reagan conservatives), Repubs ascended to hold sway as a majority party and have had almost complete control of government for a generation.

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OTOH, Rooty and his handlers are waging a viscious campaign to dump conservatives off the Repub party flotilla. Their main focus is religious cleansing of the Repub Party.

The Rooty strategy is to split the party and decimate its conservative base.

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CONCLUSION: The difference is spectacularly simple:

Reagan liked conservatives, and welcomed them with open arms.

Rooty and his crew despise conservatives and do not want us or what we stand for in the Repub party.