Posted on 02/06/2012 5:44:12 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
I'm hoping Republicans will soon wake up, stop fighting among themselves, and realize that Mitt Romney has the best chance of becoming the nation's next Ronald Reagan.
Everybody remembers Reagan for his single-mindedness in cutting federal spending and taking the government out of the central position in everyone's life. What they forget is that it was Reagan's temperament that made all this possible.
Think back to Reagan's famous rejoinder to JimmyCarter in their first and only debate, "There you go again!" What was the significance of that? Carter had just finish a long, beady-eyed recitation about national health insurance, which, he said, promised "not inpatient care but outpatient care" with "an emphasis on hospital cost containment," and how CandidateReagan, of course, was opposed to all this because he had opposed Medicare in 1964. Reagan stood shaking his head and laughing the whole time and when it finally came his turn, he sighed, "There you go again."
The audience laughed and why not? Carter's expressionless, robot-like recitation typified his whole presidency. He was obsessed with details. Reagan's genial response was that when he opposed Medicare in 1964 it was because he favored another piece of congressional legislation that relied less on government. But in a single moment, Reagan had also revealed Carter as a narrow-minded pedant while he was an affable, good-natured leader capable of keeping things in perspective. Voters liked what they saw and that ended Carter's Presidency.
MittRomney has a very similar temperament. In fact he had a "There-you-go-again" moment in the last debate when RickSantorum launched into his inevitable fulmination about how Romney will never be able to debate President Obama on Obamacare because of Romneycare. Romney gave his usual rejoinder but then added, "It's nothing to get angry about." That's the kind of perspective a President needs.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
OMG what was this writer smoking???
No. He cannot.
Except Ronald Reagan warned that socialized healthcare was the first step to a socialist nation.
And it began officially in this country with Mitt Romney leading the charge.
Reagan and Romney in the same sentence is INSULTING!
Placing Reagans name in the same paragraph with Romneys is an insult to Reagan.
Placing Reagans name in the same paragraph with Romneys is an insult to Reagan.
Every time I read one of these country club Democrats telling us how great Romney is, I hear the voice of Jiminy Cricket singing “When you wish upon a star...”
Almost a John Semmens’ satire.
Very bizarre in the methods in which the media is rewriting history and their attempt to get this Kennedy type liberal elected. Very disgusting. Journalism is officially dead. The battle is here.
A weak and pre-planned comment from Romney. Santorum did not seem especially angry at the time, but Romney figured he ought to use the prepared line. He's not a natural like Reagan; he's just well-coached.
I remember when American Spectator WASN’T liberal.
The entire column reads like this author sold the establishment on Mitt and now is tying to reassure them that Mitt is going to start to grow on the electorate in due time.
Second it!
First thought...this has to be satire.
This is for real?
Romney can be the next McCain.
A liberal democrat can be the next Reagan? When will Jimmy Carter endorse Romney?
She went through the process of knowing how her husband had to deal with Romney and his attacks. I hope she is not told about this. She is too old to worry over this.
Ronald Reagan was the only reason why my parents switched parties after generations of the family being Democrats.
The only thing Mitt Romney makes me switch is the channel on the TV whenever his face comes on.
Which is just two nanoseconds slower than whenever Idi Obama's face comes on.
Should Romney be the nominee, it will be the "Why Bother" election for my household.
this is the 2nd article in the last few days from american spectator that been trying to hype up romney’s conservativism using BS
Romney and “singlemindness” in the same sentence?
Romney is the most doubleminded human being on the planet.
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