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Serial Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-04 05:40 PM
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Ron Reagan Jr. has slammed * previously too!
First time I heard about Ron Jr slamming the current misadminsitration was back in 2003

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/04/14/ron_reagan/index.html

Reagan blasts Bush
"My father crapped bigger ones than George Bush," says the former president's son, in a flame-throwing conversation about the war and the Bush administration's efforts to lay claim to the Reagan legacy.

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By David Talbot
April 14, 2003 | The Bush inner circle would like to think of George W.'s presidency as more of an extension of Ronald Reagan's than of his one-term father's. Reagan himself, who has long suffered from Alzheimer's disease, is unable to comment on those who lay claim to his political legacy. But his son, Ron Jr., is -- and he's not pleased with the association.

"The Bush people have no right to speak for my father, particularly because of the position he's in now," he said during a recent interview with Salon. "Yes, some of the current policies are an extension of the '80s. But the overall thrust of this administration is not my father's -- these people are overly reaching, overly aggressive, overly secretive, and just plain corrupt. I don't trust these people."

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But Reagan has strong feelings about Bush's policies, including the war in Iraq, which he ardently opposes. "Nine-11 gave the Bush people carte blanche to carry out their extreme agenda -- and they didn't hesitate for a moment to use it. I mean, by 9/12 Rumsfeld was saying, 'Let's hit Iraq.' They've used the war on terror to justify everything from tax cuts to Alaska oil drilling."

I think if he speaks up more now that his dad is gone, it could help get dubya OUT OF OFFICE



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joanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-04 05:52 PM
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1. Yep, I think so too
Like what this guy has to say. :)
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MajorFlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-04 05:56 PM
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2. The question is whether he will speak in NY or Boston.
Since the Repugs obviously don't want him, perhaps we should extend an invitation. He could be very useful.
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West Coast Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-04 06:06 PM
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3. Reagan Jr is a well-known Liberal....
and he has worked as a pundit for MSNBC.
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