Ronald Reagan was to the right of the current tea party. He would have been a big fan of the TP, as Michael Reagan has discussed on many occasions. Reagan was a movement leader. His views are darn close to 100% in line with TP view, but he took the stands to completely do away with a number of departments. While those ideas are common among tea partiers, it is not the primary positions offered.
Very true.
We were at the Reagan Museum a couple of months ago and one of the striking things (of many at that beautiful place) was listening to his speeches.
The ones on the economy, dating back DECADES, are as true and on point today as they were then. Maybe even more so.
I wondered why some current politician doesn’t just use the same speeches, updated with current stats and data, because they are just great.