Posted on 06/14/2009 12:56:05 PM PDT by reaganaut1
For a liberal Democrat, President Obama has offered generous praise for the most celebrated of his recent Republican predecessors.
Mr. Obama has credited Ronald Reagan with having changed the trajectory of America in ways Bill Clinton didnt. President Reagan helped as much as any president to restore a sense of optimism in our country, a spirit that transcended politics, Mr. Obama said earlier this month while signing the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act in the presence of Nancy Reagan.
Its not surprising that Mr. Obama has embraced Mr. Reagans achievement since it seems akin to his own aspirations and might also ingratiate him with conservatives. What is surprising is the increasingly ambiguous position Mr. Reagan holds on the right.
Some Republicans have begun reassessing whether Mr. Reagan today affords the best example as they seek a path back to power. The economic crisis, which Mr. Obama last fall declared a final verdict on the anti-government philosophy that George W. Bush and Mr. Reagan shared, has made Reaganism less politically marketable than at any time in a generation.
I dont use him publicly as a reference point, said Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana, a Republican who lately has emerged as a potential national party leader. Mr. Daniels instead has urged fellow Republicans to let go of Mr. Reagan as a contemporary symbol.
As Mr. Reagans White House political director, Mr. Daniels brings credibility to the discussion. A year ago, when he first proposed that Republicans turn the page he drew sharp criticism from Rush Limbaugh, among others. Now, Mr. Daniels observes, I think its spreading.
Thats not to say Republicans disavow Mr. Reagans achievements, which include cutting tax rates, presiding over the successful conclusion of the cold war and, as Mr. Obama noted, boosting morale after a period of national self-doubt.
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Could be that Reagan was a leader. We are lacking this in both parties.
I'm vehemently pro-life, and I've said for a very long time now that we cannot win the abortion battle politically. It just isn't going to happen that way.
Abortion is a matter of the HEART. Only when we win the hearts of the majority on this issue, will things change.
First their hearts, then their minds. Finally their politics.
I don't see your post as being very far from my own thoughts on this issue, correct me if I'm wrong.
I hope you were being sarcastic, as Reagan won the 1984 election in a 49 state blowout of Walter "I'm going to raise your taxes" Mondale.
-reducing tax rates on individuals and businesses
-controlling federal spending
-reducing and making more reasonable federal regulations
-reducing inflation and ultimately interest rates by controlling the money supply and balancing the budget
-eliminating and terminating wage, price, and allocation controls (1)
(1)Reagan's Secret War
No, that is unused toliet paper.The NYT is printed on semi-sanitized used toilet paper scavenged from the city sewers. Be sure to wash your hands after reading it.
I think what's spreading is the conviction that Mitch Daniels will not be the Republican nominee for the presidency in his life time.
Yeah the lefty fools with minimum intelligence know their big project to destroy our constitutional government is likely to blow back and destroy the Left for the forseeable future. IMO the turn has started and the Stste Media has felt this...they will pull their oars with all their strengthes to keep Congress from turning over in 2010...I think they will FAIL!
We must do both, but WE, MUST NOT give up on the political war against abortion, either.
If I do that then, then I am no better than a democrat, or democrat-in-sheep’s-clothing-RINO.
This guy writes for the New York what? or New York who? Didn’t there used to be paper with a name like that?
Where is the requisite “barf” alert????
LOL.
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