Why take 4 decades to evolve into a position when you can make swift transition to different position (and back) within one minute. We need a flexible leader who can be agile with his positions to keep everyone guessing.
NONSENSE. A pack of lies spewed by #NeverTrump RINOS.
At the end of that "thoughtful transformation," in 1967, Reagan signed the most liberal abortion rights law in America...6 years before Roe v. Wade.
He also signed the Mulford Act, banning open carry in California. Reagan said he saw “no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons.” and that guns were a “ridiculous way to solve problems that have to be solved among people of good will.” In a later press conference, Reagan added that the Act “would work no hardship on the honest citizen.”
Unlike Bush I, Romney, McCain, Bush II, Boenher, McConnel, Paul Ryan, Marco FoamBoy Rubio, Kasich, Ms. Graham, Bush III, Neil Savings and loan Bush who over the last 30 years have proven their conservative bone us fides.
What was that Mitt Romney said about Trump, “if Trump gets the republican nomination it will be the first time since Reagan that a conservative has not headed the republican ticket.” Yeah right.
At this point in the 1980 Presidential campaign, it was still not a sure thing, according to the polls, that Reagan might possibly beat an incumbent President.
Everybody was against Reagan, it seemed, except the people. Even the Republican party, largely, was not particularly enthusiastic about him.
But it all turned out as simple as ABC.
Anybody But Carter.
And it could still be as simple as ABC.
Anybody But Clinton.
Trump registered as a Republican in 1988.
Most of the controversies over his public statements are due to social conservatives who want the Federal Govt. to move on issues that are actually the responsibility of States.
Why do Trump supporters have to insult Reagan?
Reagan never, ever denounced FDR. To the end of his life he talked about the New Deal, but always held FDR in high esteem.
No question RR was far more conservative than Trump on a range of issues. But he focused on two or three major things (i.e., like Trump does with immigration and trade) and did not press on other things (such as downsizing government).
ANY president only has political ammunition for a couple of big things. If all Trump does is build the wall, limit immigration, and get our trade back to fair territory, he would go down as one of the all time greats.
Sorry I don’t buy that on Reagan. Reagan admired FDR and that never changed.
In re-exploring Reagan I find that he wasn’t very Conservative at all and was more Center Right, if that.
He was a Liberal New Deal Democrat till he was 51 years old and that never really left him.
What we have now with Reagan is the Myth vs the Reality.
Reagan was a great President but his record shows he was more Centrist than anything else.
The article has a 1991 quote from Trump. Alright, 1991 was a long time ago. Trump may have changed, but one would expect some evidence of that change. Anyway, Trump (91) said:
“having cut the high income tax rates to 25 percent, as an example, people don’t have the incentive any more to invest.”
Does that make any economic sense? When you cut tax rates, people are less likely to look for tax shelters and more likely to invest productively.
The economy boomed under Reagan and tax revenues almost doubled. It would be nice if Trump admitted he was wrong, but learned from Reagan’s successes. That would seem credible to me.
The column is appreciated.
Research has shown this kind of writing strengthens Trump support.
Keep up the good work.
Trump? He's more of a temporarily pretending/acting Conservative wannabe.
However, Trump is the only pro-American candidate from either party since Reagan left the stage.
Reagan was a dem whose ideology shifted inexorably rightward until 1962 when he joined the GOP. Contrast that with Trump, who has changed party affiliations and policy stances with the political winds of the day.
Donald Trump isn’t worthy of a side-by-side comparison with Ronald Reagan.
