There will never be another Reagan.
The Democrats realize that his ability to bring the parties together was part of what made him a legend and they will see to it that no Republican does it again.
In case you hadn’t noticed, the Republican party was divided before GWB took office as evidenced by the names of the Senators I listed in the previous post. Add the media’s distortions of Foley and Craig and their hatred of all things Republican and surely you can find many other people or entities to blame than this one man.
As for the Republican party being divided, perhaps a good long look in the mirror would be a good start. I have seen people being torn apart on this forum for not belonging to the 100% Conservative club. The only problem is that I can’t figure out who wrote the by-laws for the club. Was it Buchanan? Ron Paul?
I’d like to think it was Reagan because he helped form every one of my political beliefs but he granted amnesty to millions of Mexicans so I assume he wasn’t invited to be a member of the club either. In fact, were he to get the nomination nowadays I suspect you’d call him a RINO California Lib. He used to be a Democrat ya know.
The Democratic Party Reagan belong to was far, far, more conservative then todays GOP will ever again hope to be. The GOP is dead. Two Bushes and congress of the Liberal side have destroyed it.
Remember too that the GOP was born on a Liberal and strong central government assuming absolute powes platform written to appease the northern industrialist of that era and carry out their trade agenda. Lincoln in effect destroyed the States Rights the founders and framers intended for this nation. How ironic the GOP made a complete circle and returned to it's ill conceived Liberal roots at the expense of the nations very survival.