Akron Beacon Journal WEDNESDAY QUESTION: Put Ronald Reagan on the dime?

[zbdent]

Today's Akron Beacon Journal posed the readers the question: Put Ronald Reagan on the dime?

For the text of the query: http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/editorial/7456849.htm

My message to them was:

'I do not believe that Reagan should be on any coin. First thing, the backers of the bill should be waiting for the passing of their beloved Saint Ronnie, as is the law.

But also, there is another matter which must be attended to first.

On August 6, 1993, one of the great prognosticators of the Republican party had this to say about the Clinton economic plan:

"I hope this package slashes the deficit, not only for their sake, but for America's sake. More importantly, I hope it creates jobs and reduces interest rates.

If it does, the American people will see the wisdom of what you have done and reward you at the polls by millions of votes. If you are right, I will be the first Senator to stand up and put President Clinton's bust on Mount Rushmore.

I do not think Lincoln, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Washington will have to worry. I think the stone cutter will relax because it is not going to happen."

History proved this person dead wrong. So, where's the plans for the bust of Bill Clinton? The Republicans panicked, because their patron saint of the tax cuts for the top 1 percent was being eclipsed by, heaven forbid, a DEMOCRAT! Despite the best efforts to find anything illegal in all that Clinton did as governor and then President, they were only able to come up with a civil matter between two consenting adults (take that Giordano!).

If being "factually correct but evasive" answers were enough to trigger calls for not only impeachment of a sitting President but his lynching, then I wonder what would happen if a tenth of the scrutiny would be applied to the current resident of the White House (by the liberal media? HARDLY!).

So, until I see the legislation passing for the inclusion of Clinton on Mount Rushmore, the "Reagan dollar, er, dime" should wait.'

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This must have caught their eye, because I was e-mailed fairly quickly with the newspaper asking for the name of the person quoted. Senator Smith, of New Hampshire.

On edit, I added the italicized.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Excellent, Sock It to 'em!!! n/t

[zbdent]

2. Bump to the second letter on the page!

mine is listed as "Clinton belongs on Rushmore first".

If you notice, not a single LTTE was in praise of Reagan.

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/editorial/7510666.htm