[Texasforever]

The only actor ever to become president, Ronald Reagan rose in politics through the power of his rhetoric, bursting onto the political scene in 1964 with a speech on behalf of conservative Republican Barry Goldwater. The "Great Communicator," Reagan used the presidency as a place of moral leadership, a "bully pulpit" to mobilize the American people with his unwavering optimism and to convert them to his own convictions -- his aversion to big government and his hatred of Communism. But this most ideological of presidents was also a pragmatist, a skillful politician who understood the value of compromise. Chief of Staff James Baker told The American Experience, "President Reagan wanted to succeed and he knew that to succeed in politics, particularly with a Democratic Congress, he would have to compromise. He said to me many times, 'I would much prefer to get 80 percent of what I want than to go off the cliff with the flag flying.'"

[ModernDayCato]

Again, I don't have any problem with compromise. You have to decide where the compromise stops, or what you have left isn't going to be worth anything.

[Reagan Man]

Chief of Staff James Baker told The American Experience, "President Reagan wanted to succeed and he knew that to succeed in politics, particularly with a Democratic Congress, he would have to compromise. He said to me many times, 'I would much prefer to get 80 percent of what I want than to go off the cliff with the flag flying.'"
253 posted on 3/29/02 9:13 PM Mountain by Texasforever

So true! But it would seem, some have forgotten, or may be never learned, exactly what compromise in politics is all about.

Thanks for posting that Texasforever.