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spectator.org - 1/7/2009
Two Happy Warriors Were We
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The Reagan I Knew By William F. Buckley, Jr. (Basic Books, 279 pages, $25) When William F. Buckley died in February 2008, it was widely known that he had been working on a book about Ronald Reagan. He died before completing the task. The unfinished nature of the work is ...
openleft.com - 1/6/2009
Solving the Rootsgap
— openleft.com — Well, I suppose I had to make the announcement at some point, so here goes.  I won't... be blogging at OpenLeft for some time.  I've taken a job inside the House of Representatives (more on that when I've cleared what I can say) to see how the ... (more) Solving the Rootsgap

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debatableland.com - 1/9/2009
The Limits of Reaganism
— debatableland.com — At a recent debate, every single one of the candidates hoping to be the nest chairman of... the Republican National Committee named Ronald Reagan as their favourite Republican president. In one sense this is hardly surprising, given the extent to which ... (more) The Limits of Reaganism

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delong.typepad.com - 1/11/2009
Stupidest Party AliveTM
— delong.typepad.com — People who have endorsed the Republican House caucus's objections to the stimulus package: Donald Luskin, Chief Investment... Officer, Trend Macrolytics LLC, Stupidest Man Alive Emeritus TM : "Government spending does not create incentives for ... (more) Stupidest Party AliveTM

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Buckley on Reagan
Southern Appeal — I reviewed William F. Buckley's book on Reagan, the one he was writing when he died, for American Spectator.  Check it out. I'm rather pleased by the photo AmSpec used to accompany the article on their front page.  See below.

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Republicans are so popular — The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Today's funny, from TNR's Chris Orr : Dana Milbank hilariously tallies invocations of Ronald Reagan at yesterday's debate between the candidates for RNC chair. He comes up with a total of 16, which is fewer than the 22 guns that four of the contenders boast of ...
Paul Krugman Proves He Is No Liberal — The Corner on National Review Online
Yesterday, Paul Krugman made the most astonishing assertion I have ever seen him make: "Government is not the solution to our problem," declared Ronald Reagan. "Government is the problem." So why worry about governing well? Where did this hostility to government come from? In 1981 Lee ...
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Ronald Reagan once said: Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Is there no finer example of this concept than the federal government's hundred year ...