Presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) recognizes that Ronald Reagan brought a paradigm shift in governance back in 1980. He is obviously hoping that talk of a similar paradigm shift will win him the Democrat nod.
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2. That is double talk (except religious demagogues).

3. You’re mainly missing the point here and apparently trying to outsmart Rush and saying he is wrong.

Where is your most popular radio show?

And I agree with partisanship, heck, almost everyone is partisan and it is a good thing because I believe in the battle of ideas, that is why I became a Republican. But what is happening now is the phony argument that says to be a conservative Republican you have to 1.) never have been divorced (cancels Reagan out); 2.) must be dogmatically right to life vs. having positions that will actually reduce the number of abortions in the country; 3.) Support economic policies that only work in perfect markets (e.g. Dubai Ports deal that would have us doing unnecessary business with a government that is supporting terrorists and terrorism against us).

When conservatives become dogmatic they are acting in a way that is antithetical to the basic conservative philosphy that says, keep government out of our lives as much as possible, strongly defend our liberty and freedom by taking pre-emptive action when necessary, and by supporting social policies that are supportive of the family and self-reliance with the maximum amount of liberty.

georgealbert on January 19, 2008 at 4:53 PM

Curious rebuttal.

You remind us again that we should not make Reagan a saint, yet your commentary had more complementary things to say about his presidency, his political savvy and his vision for America, than anyone else on this thread.

Just sayin’

People who listen to the talking heads on radio that say that we can only be a conservative if we agree with each and every bit of their dogma are certainly not Reaganites and they are putting us in the position of giving the country to Hillary and her crowd of nitwits.
georgealbert on January 19, 2008 at 4:53 PM

You obviously don’t listen to or like Rush Limbaugh very much.

Rush says, it’s when we have differences (partisanship) that we are the most productive because it makes us better.

And if you listened to Rush Limbaugh you would know that it is not some dogma. It’s an is an idea.

So we battle in the realm of ideas. And the goal is to have the best idea that works and defeat the opposition.

He was a great president, but he had lots of failures and lots of opposition too. The one thing Reagan had that we do not have from most of the current crop of candidates was his ability to make the Republican party inclusive. Too many pseudo conservatives think that people in the Republican party all must have the exact same views on fiscal policy, on abortion, on certain social issues.

Reagan was much too smart for that. He knew that politics was the art of getting things done. He believed in the American people, not some set of guidelines sent down by some folks in talk radio et al. And this is why he was able to get us out of the complete mess that was given to us by the worst president of the 20th century and truly an evil man, Jimmy Carter. Reagan told us to win wars, to cut the burden of government on the people, and to embrace open markets. He also made sure that he did not require certain social views in order to be part of the team, and yes, he compromised where it was required to get something done.

People who listen to the talking heads on radio that say that we can only be a conservative if we agree with each and every bit of their dogma are certainly not Reaganites and they are putting us in the position of giving the country to Hillary and her crowd of nitwits.

The folks that talk about protecting conservatism are doing the exact opposite of of Reaganism. He believed in protecting the American people, not some exclusive dogma

even the enemy covets you.

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.

- – Mark Twain

Ronald Reagan to Obama “Kid, you have to work hard and earn my reputation, and my legacy. You’re still in your Spielhosen”.

Too many people are making Reagan to be a saint.

Comparatively speaking, he was.

No he wasn’t perfect, but he was the closest we came to it in the last fifty years. He was never about himself, like so many politicians today. He loved his country above all else and made you proud to be an American.

Excellent point, which means he’s smarter than them and also shows why people of all parties are drawn to him.

handling the early moonbats

totally pwn3d

A man for the ages

Is it one of the peeps looking for change ?
Is it an example of who Edwards attracts ?
Is it the barrel guy from http://hotair.com/archives/2008/01/16/video-olbermann-only-second-biggest-lunatic-on-msnbc-now/ ?

see the link above. Too many people are making Reagan to be a saint. I think he was a great president, one of the all time greatest, but he was a politician who made some decisions that pissed off conservatives and others.

He increased some taxes, he did the cut and run from Lebanon after Hezbollah murdered 241 Marines, he met with his pollster pretty much once a week (see his diaries), supported amnesty for illegal immigrants, he was divorced so I guess that means and Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter would not support him if he was running now.

He also supported the “big tent” policy for the Republican party, something that Rush and Laura and many others seem to have forgotten.

Ronald Reagan’s speeches (audio and transcripts)
http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/index.php/scripps/digitalarchive/speechDetail/32

Ronald Reagan Library and Foundation
http://www.reaganfoundation.org/

Official site for the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, CVN 76
http://www.reagan.navy.mil/

but it does need to be pointed out that Teddy the K, hero of Chappquidick, is no Ronald Reagan.

Typhoon on January 19, 2008 at 12:22 PM

I agree with Typhoon on this one. I saw Mitt as playing chess with his old constitiuents in MA and maybe some of the dems who might cross over in the general election.

its embarrassing.