Fond Memories of Reagan

[Uncle Joe]

2. Here is a nice companion thread for your excellent toon re: Reagan's Legacy.

Posted by marmar

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/101618348

"In the crucible of the early 1960s, Buckley, Goldwater and Reagan faced a profound moral test. They failed it, spectacularly, and their failure has had lasting consequences. While the conservatism those men fashioned went on to dominate the GOP, the movement has never really found its moral bearings. And much of the dysfunction and weirdness now evident in the GOP primary, and within conservatism generally, can be traced to the original sin that corrupted postwar conservatism at its birth. Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s depravity–newly on display last week when he called a woman who dared to testify in Congress in support of contraception coverage a “slut”–is in fact the destination toward which the movement has been heading all along."

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Thanks for the thread, WhoIsNumberNone