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To: stephenjohnbanker
>>>>>>And IIRC, Reagan did fairly well in 2 elections :-)

About the best any Republican has ever done. Reagan`s two election day accomplishments in 1980 and 1984, dwarf anything any GOP'er had done before or since.

248 posted on 10/20/2007 4:17:12 PM PDT by Reagan Man (FUHGETTABOUTIT Rudy....... Conservatives don't vote for liberals!)
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To: Reagan Man
But who did he appoint to SCOTUS? Was it not Kennedy and O'Connor? He actually did nothing for pro-life causes once he was elected. The two SCOTUS appointments did not vote to terminate abortions or abortion issues in any way.

Or have you forgotten this?

"...In 1992, Kennedy joined O'Connor and David Souter to form the troika who delivered the plurality opinion in the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), which re-affirmed in principle (though not in many details) the Roe v. Wade decision recognizing the right to abortion under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (Kennedy voted to uphold the restrictions on abortion at issue and considered going as far as to overturn Roe but switched that aspect of his vote during the consideration of Casey).[4] The plurality opinion, signed jointly by three justices appointed by the anti-Roe presidential administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, ignited a firestorm of criticism from conservatives. Kennedy, however, dissented in the 2000 decision of Stenberg v. Carhart, which struck down laws criminalizing partial-birth abortion.

277 posted on 10/20/2007 4:32:50 PM PDT by shrinkermd
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To: Reagan Man; Liz; TommyDale; All

“About the best any Republican has ever done. Reagan`s two election day accomplishments in 1980 and 1984, dwarf anything any GOP’er had done before or since.”

Reagan:

1) Loved America and it showed. Loved Americans, and it showed

2) Reagan said he would cut taxes, and minimize communism.....the only 2 things he promised, and he did both.

3) Reagan encouraged Americans to realize the Dream, and Americans listened. The economy boomed!

4) Reagan was an optimist....he encouraged Americans to be equally optimistic. Americans became more optimistic, more successful, and happier.

Reagan was a remarkable man. Those who try to bore holes in his Presidentcy here at FR are fools!!


285 posted on 10/20/2007 4:38:08 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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