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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/21/2009
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Understanding Ronald Reagan's presidential record is important -- but what's critical in 2009 is undoing the mythology that caused America to pursue even worse policies and justify them in the name of the Gipper. In the early 2000s, then-President George W. Bush and his aides often invoked the ...
rasmussenreports.com - 2/26/2009
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rasmussenreports.com —
In early October , as the meltdown of
the financial industry gained momentum following the collapse of
Lehman Brothers, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 59% of U.S. voters agreed with Ronald Reagan that “government is not the ...
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59% Still Believe Government Is the Problem
newmajority.com - 3/1/2009
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newmajority.com —
It's CPAC weekend - the grand rallying of
the conservative clan here in Washington. It's a season
where conservatives from across the country meet to compare notes, share stories, and seek political consensus
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THE GOLDWATER MYTH
neoneocon.com - 2/21/2009
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neoneocon.com —
Leon Wieseltier of The New Republic is happy
about recent political developments . Very happy. After decades
of wandering in the Republican desert (and he includes the Clinton years as a craven accommodation to Republicans), the good guys ...
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We’re liberals and we run the show: we don’t need your ...
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Will Bunch: ‘I Can’t Imagine’ Torture ‘Would Have Been Condoned’ By Reagan
Think Progress —
... .” Bush’s departure from Reagan wasn’t confined to torture. According to Lou Cannon of the Washington Post, Reagan said that any retaliation that killed innocent civilians is “itself a terrorist act.” Bunch observed at TPM Cafe this week, “As relates to Iraq, Reagan would have been appalled at the military strategy underpinning the March 2003 assault, the heavy bombing tactic known as ’shock and awe.’” ...
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