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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (36551)	7/26/2008 4:59:03 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224744

Reagan ended the cold war by pressuring the USSR to spend as well in order to compete in the arms race. His strategy resulted in collapse of the Soviet Union--the peace dividend was well worth the military expenditure..."Peace through Strength."

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (36551)	7/26/2008 5:33:23 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224744

"The growth actually slowed down under Clinton!" because of Newt, look at Clinton's first two years in office.

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (36551)	7/26/2008 5:41:04 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224744

It was a standing joke in DC at the time that all reagan's budget were DOA, since the dems ruled congress. Entitlements tripled during that period. The dems did this to give Reagan more defense money. The dems increased the spending under reagan. The dems didn't care about the country, only about largess to get re-elected