The Prophet

[Gipper]

"Well, I, for one, resent it when a representative of the people refers to you and me, the free men and women of this country, as 'the masses.' This is a term we haven't applied to ourselves in America. But beyond that, 'the full power of centralized government' -- this was the very thing the Founding Fathers sought to minimize. They knew that governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they knew when a government sets out to do that, it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose. They also knew, those Founding Fathers, that outside of its legitimate functions, government does nothing as well or as economically as the private sector of the economy." --Ronald Reagan

Of course, any one with a capable mind knows he speaks the truth. Those without a capable mind are unable to comprehend.

 

[Gipper]

"We speak tonight of an agenda for the future, an agenda for a safer, more secure world. And we speak about the necessity for actions to steel us for the challenges of growth, trade, and security in the next decade and the year 2000. And we will do it -- not by breaking faith with bedrock principles but by breaking free from failed policies. Let us begin where storm clouds loom darkest -- right here in Washington, DC. ... [W]e cannot win the race to the future shackled to a system that can't even pass a federal budget. We cannot win that race held back by horse-and-buggy programs that waste tax dollars and squander human potential. We cannot win that race if we're swamped in a sea of red ink." --Ronald Reagan

Most prophetic...but libs are unable to comprehend intelligence.

 

[PLC1]

Most prophetic...but libs are unable to comprehend intelligence.

Yes, prophetic. He then went on to prove his words by instituting a "trickle down" economic policy, thus ensuring that there was plenty of red ink for that sea. His supporters then either abandoned ship, (I was one of those, btw), or went on to claim that it was Congress' fault for busting the budget, despite the fact that Reagan asked for more than Congress was willing to give.

How Reagan became a darling of limited government is a real mystery. It must have to do with the mutability of the past.

 

[Gipper]

Yes, prophetic. He then went on to prove his words by instituting a "trickle down" economic policy, thus ensuring that there was plenty of red ink for that sea. His supporters then either abandoned ship, (I was one of those, btw), or went on to claim that it was Congress' fault for busting the budget, despite the fact that Reagan asked for more than Congress was willing to give.

How Reagan became a darling of limited government is a real mystery. It must have to do with the mutability of the past.

Once again your grasp of history is suspect. Read this an educate yourself.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/tbb/tbb-0308-16.pdf

 

[OldTrapper]

Once again your grasp of history is suspect. Read this an educate yourself.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/tbb/tbb-0308-16.pdf

Not to belittle Reagans attempts, however, did you happen to notice that he decreased VA spending by 3.9% while he increased DHHS spending (welfare) by 9%?

His budget still went up by over 6%.

Still pisses me off that he did not eliminate the Dep't of Education as he promised he would.

 

[PLC1]

Not to belittle Reagans attempts, however, did you happen to notice that he decreased VA spending by 3.9% while he increased DHHS spending (welfare) by 9%?

His budget still went up by over 6%.

Still pisses me off that he did not eliminate the Dep't of Education as he promised he would.

The Department of Education is an example of the government spending money on something that is not part of the function of the federal government. There are many. Reagan wanted to spend even more money, some of it on his "star wars" defense idea. There never was a conflict between the president trying to spend less, and the Congress trying to spend more, just between how the money that they didn't have should be spent. The results can be shown graphically:

 

[Pandora]

Reagan did not love America?

I can't remember

Did Reagan want to fundamentally transform America?


Picture a woman and a man, the man says I love you to the woman and want to marry you and I want to fundamentally transform you too and I want to go to everyone you ever knew and apologies for you arrogant behavior over the years.

and I want to change the way you work because the rules with you only say what you can't do to me and I want rules that say what you have to give me.


yeah this guy really loves his wife huh

 

[Gipper]

"Our game plan is still the best one in town. The notion that government controls, central planning, and bureaucracy can provide cost-free prosperity has now come and gone the way of the hula-hoop, the Nehru jackets, and the all-asparagus diet. Throughout the world the failure of socialism is evident." --Ronald Reagan

The problem is in the Age of Ignorance (aka liberalism) many Americans do not understand these profound words or completely disagree with them.

But, things are a changing...for the better.

 

[PLC1]

I can't remember

Did Reagan want to fundamentally transform America?


Picture a woman and a man, the man says I love you to the woman and want to marry you and I want to fundamentally transform you too and I want to go to everyone you ever knew and apologies for you arrogant behavior over the years.

and I want to change the way you work because the rules with you only say what you can't do to me and I want rules that say what you have to give me.


yeah this guy really loves his wife huh

Jane or Nancy?

 

[Gipper]

The Gipper

"Now it doesn't require expropriation or confiscation of private property or business to impose socialism on a people. What does it mean whether you hold the deed or the title to your business or property if the government holds the power of life and death over that business or property? And such machinery already exists. The government can find some charge to bring against any concern it chooses to prosecute. Every businessman has his own tale of harassment. Somewhere a perversion has taken place. Our natural, unalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation of government, and freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp as it is at this moment." --Ronald Reagan

So true. Such an amazing prophet. He knew what was coming.

The perversion is Liberalism. May it die soon before it destroys the last best hope for freedom in the world!!!

 

[pocketfullofshells]

I can't remember

Did Reagan want to fundamentally transform America?


Picture a woman and a man, the man says I love you to the woman and want to marry you and I want to fundamentally transform you too and I want to go to everyone you ever knew and apologies for you arrogant behavior over the years.

and I want to change the way you work because the rules with you only say what you can't do to me and I want rules that say what you have to give me.


yeah this guy really loves his wife huh

first lets just think about how dumb that statement is....

does that mean the tea party does not love america? they want to make major changes do they not?

Haters

 

[Gipper]

Here are a few exceptional quotes from an exceptional man.

Its nice to remember when we had a president who loved the country, loved God, and respected the American people. Oh how I long for the return of those good old days...

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

Don’t be afraid to see what you see.

Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we’ve ever known.

Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.

Facts are stubborn things.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.