Comments on: Almost A Century Of Reagan http://educlaytion.com/2010/02/06/almost-a-century-of-reagan/ Pop Culture & The Meaning of Life Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: educlaytion http://educlaytion.com/2010/02/06/almost-a-century-of-reagan/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:29:25 +0000 http://educlaytion.com/?p=1173#comment-2303 You’re right about hypocrisy in government, both parties. I also have a lot of problems with the “war on drugs.” That said, Bush was farther away from limited govt. than Reagan who did cut a lot of govt fluff and reduce taxes. Of course, Reagan expanded the military in mighty ways. Those price tags were high, but the Soviet Union did cave, and Reagan was the major reason.

]]> By: Lucy http://educlaytion.com/2010/02/06/almost-a-century-of-reagan/comment-page-1/#comment-2298 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:11:03 +0000 http://educlaytion.com/?p=1173#comment-2298 Maybe it’s unfair, but I almost resent Reagan more than many liberal presidents, because Reagan knew better. There are photos of him reading “The Freeman.” He was smart. He explicitly said “government is not the solution, it is the problem.”

And after all that, he was Mister Drug war. He didn’t cut enough government, he didn’t even start. I almost feel like people like that are worse, because they’re hypocrites. Nobody thinks liberals are for smaller government or most freedom. Conservatives like Bush and Reagan just steal the rhetoric.

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