Why Shrubya won't DARE try to use Reagan in his campaign...

[Rosco T.]

all Kerry will have to do is bring some of THESE words..

Can anyone look at the record of this administration and say, "Well done'?" Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the current administration took office with where we are today and say, "Keep up the good work?" Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today and say, "Let's have four more years of this?"

I believe the American people are going to answer these questions the first week of November and their answer will be, "No -- we've had enough." And, then it will be up to us -- beginning next January 20th -- to offer an administration and congressional leadership of competence and more than a little courage.

Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech
Ronald Reagan
07/17/80

[DAGDA56]

1. Good Catch, Rosco...

there is no way in Hell W can even allude to this idea of "are you better off now than your were 4 years ago?"

[Rosco T.]

2. Wouldn't it funny if Kerry said precisely that in his speech..

[buycitgo]

4. great idea.....just say something like, "I'll now quote from a great...."

American, etc., etc

[buycitgo]

3. thank you very much

just to be safe, everybody here shouls send this to the Kerry blog

make SURE they know about it

they're starting to remind me of Dukakis' campaign staff

[Rosco T.]

6. absolutely.. it would give the 'pug a grand mawl fit...

[PROGRESSIVE1]

5. Bingo!!!

[radfringe]

7. basking in the limelight may be dangerous

one of the tactics bush* Inc. has used is to compare himself to former presidents..

he's called up the images of Kennedy, Lincoln, FDR and Reagan. He's also compared himself to Churchill. It's a ploy, in the hopes that some of their limelight would also reflect on his mis-administration.

don't be surprised if Reagan's name is invoked many many times in the coming weeks

Initially, I think bush*'s approval numbers will get a bounce -- call it the sympathy factor. However, once the media frenzy has calmed down -- his numbers will head back into the toilet. Meanwhile, he'll use Reagan's death as a politicial-security blankie. he'll need good advisors if he wants to avoid what could very well turn into extremely obvious explotation of a president's memory.

the problem with comparing yourself to someone else, it not only "highlights" the similarities - it also emphasizes the differences. Reagan was often referred to as the "great communicator" - bush* is more like a ummmmmm, errrrr, ahhhhh, errrr, ummmmmm "great mis-communit-tin-cator"

the stark differences between bush* and Reagan will be more apparant as the media starts running file footage of Reagan during newscasts that also has bush* tripping over his own tongue.

Once the funeral is over, and after a week or so -- I expect news stories regarding the Iran-Contra scandal will start to creep into the reports. Many in the bush mis-administration were part of that scandal and are now involved in the current scandals.

Stem-cell research will re-emerge as a hot topic, Nancy Reagan had recently asked that bush* change his position. Don't be surprised if we see Nancy advocating or creating a stem-cell research foundation of some sort. This may happen sooner rather than later -- and we will see the "dragon lady" take on "the shrub".

in the short-term - Reagan's death sort of puts a damper on bush*'s D-Day tour. The lead stories will be about Reagan and not bush*'s photo-ops.