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Originally Posted by zimmy
hey DN, how many times did he raise taxes? What did he do with illegal immigrants? Department of veterans affairs? Then how about JHWB? Raised taxes. JWB- huge expansion. You really are not very competent with your arguments.
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Wow, this thread really took off. I need to travel less
Zimmy, I think you're missing the point about Reagan. His personal philosophy certainly wouldn't have allowed him to "call" himself a Democrat.
That being said, as you've noted Reagan's actual behavior was quite different from the image most people have. He had no problem raising taxes, running from a fight, increasing the size of government and our national debt, working deals with our enemies and on and on...
Oddly enough, Reagan seems to be the most significant figure aspiring Republican candidates want to emulate.
He did tell a great story and make us feel good though...
-spence