October 22, 201411 yr Reagan was the most conservative president of my lifetime and the Gingrich-led House was probably the most conservative Congress of my lifetime. It is hard to see how anybody could really believe that the Republican Party has been moving to the right. Somebody needs to learn their right from their left. Must be great in that fantasy world you've constructed for yourself. If Reagan came out today and won the presidency, you'd be calling him a RINO at best and most likely labeling him as a flaming liberal. Reagan couldn't get out of the primaries in today's GOP because of folks like you.
October 22, 201411 yr Must be great in that fantasy world you've constructed for yourself. If Reagan came out today and won the presidency, you'd be calling him a RINO at best and most likely labeling him as a flaming liberal. Reagan couldn't get out of the primaries in today's GOP because of folks like you.Reagan won in 1980 because of folks like me. The GOP establishment fought Reagan for years before he managed to win the party's nomination. Today's GOP is controlled by moderates, just as it was before Reagan finally won the nomination. Boehner, McConnel, and Priebus probably hate Tea Party conservatives like Ted Cruz as much as you and Twotoplace seem to hate them.
October 22, 201411 yr Reagan won in 1980 because of folks like me. The GOP establishment fought Reagan for years before he managed to win the party's nomination. Today's GOP is controlled by moderates, just as it was before Reagan finally won the nomination. Boehner, McConnel, and Priebus probably hate Tea Party conservatives like Ted Cruz as much as you and Twotoplace seem to hate them. And this is not 1980. Reagan would get ganged up on today in the primary process and be dismissed for not being conservative enough.
October 22, 201411 yr Must be great in that fantasy world you've constructed for yourself. If Reagan came out today and won the presidency, you'd be calling him a RINO at best and most likely labeling him as a flaming liberal. Reagan couldn't get out of the primaries in today's GOP because of folks like you. JFK would be considered a conservative by today's Liberals. He would be drummed out of the Democratic Party.
October 22, 201411 yr And this is not 1980. Reagan would get ganged up on today in the primary process and be dismissed for not being conservative enough. It is so strange to witness today`s liberals try to redefine Reagan as a moderate. Strange and sad.
October 22, 201411 yr 10 Things Conservatives Don't Want You To Know About Ronald Reagan | ThinkProgress Who is More Conservative: Ronald Reagan or Barack Obama? | MyFDL I know, I know. Consider the source.:lol:
October 22, 201411 yr 10 Things Conservatives Don't Want You To Know About Ronald Reagan | ThinkProgress Who is More Conservative: Ronald Reagan or Barack Obama? | MyFDL I know, I know. Consider the source.:lol: Like I said - it is strange to watch liberals try to convince Reagan voters that Reagan was actually a moderate. Citing a left wing website making the same claim does not make the talking point any more credible. You can also find quotes by moderates in the GOP making the same sort of claiims. Mark Levin worked in Reagan`s administration and frequently addresses the dishonest attempts to redefine Reagan for political purposes.
October 22, 201411 yr It is so strange to witness today`s liberals try to redefine Reagan as a moderate. Strange and sad. Didn't say that. Just said he wouldn't pass muster as conservative enough given how today's primary process has been hijacked by those on the far right, such as yourself. If you stripped away the romantic notions today's Republicans have about his name and looked at it strictly based on his positions, he wouldn't make it through the primary process.
October 22, 201411 yr A link about Reagan from " think progress " ? I'll pass. What about this is not true? Ronald Reagan: • Gave Amnesty to Illegal Immigrants • Negotiated with Terrorists (Traded Arms for Hostages with Iran) • Raised Taxes on a Large Scale Four Times (After Initially Lowering Them) • Negotiated with the "Evil Empire" without Pre-conditions • Made a Decision to "Cut and Run" From Lebanon After Our Troops Were Attacked All of these would be non-starters with today's GOP.
October 22, 201411 yr Reagan won in 1980 because of folks like me. The GOP establishment fought Reagan for years before he managed to win the party's nomination.Today's GOP is controlled by moderates, just as it was before Reagan finally won the nomination. Boehner, McConnel, and Priebus probably hate Tea Party conservatives like Ted Cruz as much as you and Twotoplace seem to hate them. Ridiculous assertion. I think you're confusing "moderates" with "crazies."
October 22, 201411 yr Ridiculous assertion. I think you're confusing "moderates" with "crazies." I guess you're going to try to tell us the Democratic Party is NOT controlled by the far left fringe.
October 22, 201411 yr I guess you're going to try to tell us the Democratic Party is NOT controlled by the far left fringe. The GOP is farther to the right than the Democratic Party is to the left. That's a no-brainer. There's no equivalent of the Tea Party on the left today. The "no-compromise-on-anything" Tea Party is pushing the GOP into "Twilight Zone" territory.
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