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To: Joe NYC who wrote (413920)	9/5/2008 10:16:51 AM
From: TigerPaw	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1575431

Gingrich could have been the heir of Ronald Reagan Gingrich could have had some accomplishments. He and Clinton had an agreement to work on welfare, social security, and medicare and might have made some progress. Gingrich noticed that this was helping both Clinton and Gore, so he changed tactics and pursued the types of attacks that led to the impeachment fiasco and his own disgrace and rejection. TP

To: Joe NYC who wrote (413920)	9/5/2008 10:37:48 AM
From: Taro	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575431

Don't despair, Joe. I agree with the essential content of your post and rest assured that I am equally sick and tired of the GOP - as other so called non socialistic parties around the world - riding that 'center' bandwaggon thus caving in to 'requirements of modern times'. For long enough do we face a situation of parties based on principles (if any) from the pink mid to the deepest red left side of the political spectrum. Can you mention just one leader and/or party truly acting to the right of the center, worldwide I mean? Only Berlusconi and his Liga Nord comes to my mind. And guess what: They are winning elections and power based on that! All of that in spite of the dubious character of their leader himself. What is wrong in admitting to and proposing principles of a position to the right of the mid these days? There is a lot of space there without having to go as far to the right extreme as does our Obama and his close followers on the extreme left. Don't despair, why? Because I have the gut feeling, that Palin, just like most strong women know how to put some fire under the butt of their men and make them move, likewise has a pretty good idea of how to get McCain move and going places! That woman is God sent to us all and may save us from Chilean style extreme experiments out of the Marx and little red books from his previous followers. Taro

To: Joe NYC who wrote (413920)	9/5/2008 10:46:08 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575431

I see him him as an honest, steadfast footsoldier, possibly even a tactician, but I don't see him as a strategist - certainly not in the way Reagan was. Reagan was able to formulate his ideas, create a movement and in the span of a quarter of a decade sell the country on it and lead it to the White house. Reagan is an awfully high standard for anyone to be held to. Reagan's quest to end the Cold War (as a route to curtailing nuclear proliferation) dated to early 60s, and it was his principal focus on a daily basis until the day he left office. And that, of course, is why he was able to make it happen. I think few people on earth have that kind of focus and commitment, and Reagan also had to choose between two of his major objectives -- budget control and ending the Cold War -- and he chose the more important of the two. The difficult task facing the next Republican president is to try to stop the Left from continuing its anti-Americanism. Literally, the Left has chosen its ideology over its commitment to the national interest, and if this is not stopped soon it could develop an inertia which is unstoppable. A Reagan would be great, but they are few and far between. A McCain does have a shot at it. Obama is a problem because he is so extreme and most of the country doesn't want to go there with him.

To: Joe NYC who wrote (413920)	9/5/2008 11:53:11 AM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 1575431

Reagan was able to formulate his ideas, create a movement and in the span of a quarter of a decade sell the country on it and lead it to the White house. Correction, I meant quarter of a century. Joe