posted February 07, 2012 08:15 AM            

Via Facebook:

America remembers our beloved 40th president today! In honor of President Reagan’s 101st birthday, American’s For Prosperity put together this great video reminding us of the time-tested truths Reagan stood for.

Last year at this time, I had the honor of speaking at the Young America’s Foundation’s Reagan Centennial dinner at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara. You can watch or read the speech here;
http://www.sarahpac.com/posts/governor-palins-for-young-americas-foundations-reagan-100-celebration-at-the-reagan-ranch-center-speech

it was an homage to Reagan’s famous “Time for Choosing” and a discussion of the state of our nation today.

During the Illinois leg of the One Nation Tour, we got to visit Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, as well as his alma mater, Eureka College. It was a very moving experience, which I wrote about here, here and here.

As I wrote in an op-ed last year on Reagan’s centennial:

I had the privilege of coming of age during the era of Ronald Reagan. I like to think of him as America’s lifeguard. As a teenager, Ronald Reagan saved 77 lives as a lifeguard on the Rock River, which ran through his hometown of Dixon, Ill. The day he was inaugurated in 1981, a local radio announcer famously declared, “The Rock River flows for you tonight, Mr. President.”

The image of the lifeguard seems to represent what Reagan was to America and to the freedom-loving people of the world. He lifted our country up at a time when we were in the depths of economic, cultural and spiritual malaise. We were told that we must accept that the era of American greatness was over; but with his optimism and common sense, President Reagan held up a mirror to the American soul to remind us of our exceptionalism.

We are all so grateful for his courage and leadership; and like President Reagan, we believe that our best days are yet to come because “there will always be a bright dawn ahead” for America.

posted February 18, 2012 04:15 PM            

why do i put it in this thread?

note the date. smack in the middle of saint ronnie's rule.

one may remember that while the lifelong ACTOR said "government is the problem" he was growing government by leaps and bounds. let us cease the canonization and get real.

reagan was a real likeable guy. as a young man he was head of a huge labour union! perhaps his "turning" was not exactly what it seemed?

posted February 18, 2012 11:31 PM            

The deal was that Reagan would accept 1 dollar in tax increases for every 3 dollars in reductions in federal spending.

The tax increases went into effect but Tip O'Neal reneged on the reductions in federal spending and they never happened.

In fact, for every dollar in tax increases Reagan agreed to....which were really closing loop holes in the tax system, Tip O'Neal and his demoscat comrades in congress increased spending 2 dollars.

This is not difficult to understand katatonic. Nor is this difficult information to find.

posted February 19, 2012 08:35 AM            

a star on Pennsylvania Ave or Hollywood BLVD,
misty eyed recollections of Ron Wilson
bring Insane Clown Posse to mind.

posted February 19, 2012 01:27 PM            

You mentioned the increased spending under Ronald Reagan:

"he was growing government by leaps and bounds. let us cease the canonization and get real."...katatonic

Now katatonic, I've given you the rational for that "increased spending by government under Reagan". It wasn't Reagan's idea or his intention. It was a deliberate con job by a demoscat House Speaker who lied through his teeth to Ronald Reagan and then did exactly the opposite of what he promised.

This shouldn't be too difficult for you to understand katatonic. It has the added benefit of being absolutely true in every respect. You'd know that if you ever managed to get off your lazy posterior and do your own research...for a change.

I can understand leftist antipathy for Ronald Reagan. He...with help from Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul...put the leftists ideal society..the Soviet Union, on the ash heap of history and further he kicked the ass of another favorite of leftists...Daniel Ortega, back inside the borders of Nicaragua when he was attempting to spread communist revolution in Central America.

posted February 19, 2012 04:55 PM            

but you repeatedly cite tip o'neill's betrayal...in that ONE instance. taxes (income taxes are far from the only kind as you know) continued to be increased pretty much every year of his two terms, apart from very early on, when the result was a recession.

the increased spending on military and the war on drugs are just two of the GROWTH ingredients i was thinking of.

posted February 19, 2012 05:32 PM            

"he was growing government by leaps and bounds."...katatonic

"increased spending is not the same as increased taxes"...katatonic

Increased spending IS growing government katatonic. Chalk that up to the lying demoscat Tip O'Neal, not Ronald Reagan who agreed to 1 dollar in tax increases in exchange for every 3 dollars in federal spending REDUCTIONS.

posted February 19, 2012 09:29 PM            

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