Reaganite by Association? His Family Won't Allow It

[underpants]

Actually LBN but I will put it here. I must have missed that part of the eulogy. OUCH!. Read page 2 to see what Newt thinks Reagan thinks of Bush :eyes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/15/politics/15memo.html

As Republicans try to cloak President Bush in the mantle of Ronald Reagan, their biggest obstacle may be Mr. Reagan's own family.

...But on Friday, at the culmination of an emotional week of mourning for the former president, his son Ron Reagan delivered a eulogy that castigated politicians who use religion "to gain political advantage," a comment that was being interpreted in Washington as a not-so-subtle slap at Mr. Bush.

But a friend of the Reagan family, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Mr. Reagan, who did not return a call seeking comment on Monday, was deeply uncomfortable with the way the Bush administration intertwined religion and politics and felt compelled to say so at the burial of his father, a ceremony watched by millions.

"I think Nancy would not want that," said Barbara Kellerman, a Harvard expert on leadership who has written a book on first families. "She is not mad about the Bush family, and the last thing she intends is for W. to inherit her beloved and sanctified husband's mantle."

Last year, in an interview with the online magazine Salon....
"The Bush people have no right to speak for my father, particularly because of the position he's in now," Mr. Reagan said then. "Yes, some of the current policies are an extension of the 80's. 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."


Mr. Reagan was not quite so pointed on Friday night. "Dad was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man," he told mourners gathered at sunset at the Reagan presidential library. "But he never made the fatal mistake of so many politicians - wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. True, after he was shot and nearly killed early in his presidency he came to believe that God had spared him in order that he might do good. But he accepted that as a responsibility, not a mandate. And there is a profound difference."

[Cheswick2.0]

1. I love that this is now getting discussed

I hope the liberal media finds a way to say this to the general public.

[underpants]

2. This can go several ways

They are trying to quietly make the connection (not really all that quietly) without it being the main theme........yet.

If they decide to try this Ron Jr. will be relegated to off-beat non-mainstream news sources to counter it and Michael will be seen EVERYWHERE. The problem arises if Nancy decides not to be the "good soldier" and comes out after them. I have no idea how they would handle that but this might be all they have left.