Reagan Democrat (Washington Post)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

I like how the title of this article, and its content, implicitly turn around the usual meaning of the term "Reagan Democrat". ;)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012401649_pf.html

Reagan Democrat

By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Thursday, January 25, 2007; A25

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In his reply to President Bush's State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, Webb defined the two central moral issues that animate most of the Democratic Party's rank and file: the mess in Iraq and the fact that the fruits of a growing economy are not being shared by all Americans.

Then Webb did something rather astonishing: He didn't fudge on his language or try to take the hard edge off his impatience with the status quo.

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Many Democrats tremble that they will be accused by some right-wing Web site or presidential spokesman of waging class warfare. Webb made clear that there is a class war going on and that the wrong side is winning it.

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On Iraq, Webb did not mince his words about Bush's responsibility. "The president took us into this war recklessly," he declared.
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