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Posted by tgl on 2005-08-06 14:44:03 +0000

Bush != Reagan^2

I completely disagree that George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan share any political or philosophical heritage. G lib <a href="/node/1877#comment-11247">seems</a> to imply that Bush is just an extreme version of Reagan.

I don't see that. Reagan was often asking for "God Bless America", hwoever, Reagan was not beholden to the christian fundamentalists the way Bush is. Reagan (after some cajoling) raised taxes. I think when Reagan died, the love-fest was a bit overblown. Whatever his shortcomings, Reagan did lead the US out of the "national dispair" that was the late '70s. That's not something I see Bush being capable of.
Posted by rladew on 2005-08-06 17:48:57 +0000
Jack Kemp, Steve Forbes, Ronald Reagan, Bill Weld et. al seem to be very different animals then what is molded as "republican" right now...
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Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-08-06 20:00:30 +0000
I blame the GOP leadership... and Steve Forbes actually is a different species...
Posted by tgl on 2005-08-06 21:58:20 +0000
Bill Weld was never welcome in Jesse Helms's Grand Old Party.

rladew, if I may be so bold, assuming that you find Kemp, Weld, and Forbes admirable.... you're a Northeastern Republican!
Posted by rladew on 2005-08-06 22:29:01 +0000
sounds interesting... maybe I need to look into it more!
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