I'm curious where he is getting that we are comparing McCain to Reagan.
I don't think it's so much that but rather that some folks want all candidates or in this case McCain to be Reagan-like especially in policy. Amongst party leaders, this governor being one to some degree, are becoming more and more frustrated at the fact that conservatives at least appearing in some principle still long for limited gov't, cut in federal spending and obviously less tax dollars going to Washington and more of that staying at home.
That is not what they are about but at the same time it's their fault as they have carried on this illusion of holding conservative, limited gov't principles. Now they must deal with a body politic who hold those principles while they themselves see them not as principles but rather a gimmick in the same manner as a slick used car salesman would dump one of us into a lemon if we ventured into his lair known as the car lot.
Something that those of us who believe in limited gov't and let me say for the record that IMO we both believe in limited gov't although there are some specifics we probably part company and that's cool. That said, consider this point for a moment. We both advocate limited gov't in some manner and let's say that the powers that be (whoever "they" be) told us that they would give us a 40 year window and out of that 40 years we were able to hold the Key to the Kingdom for 28 of those years. Would it be fair to say that in those 28 years we could in fact find ways of lasting measure to have reduced gov't and even cut gov't spending and balance budgets? Could we even be able to reduce debt? It would seem on it's face that if you and I were given this chance, I feel pretty confident the 2 of us could vastly cut gov't. I feel confident I could cut to the point I could make D grab a gun and take a shot at me!
But that said, over the last 40 years, republicans have owned the White House 28 of those 40 years with 20 of them being Reagan and direct Reagan legacy in the Bush Family. Has gov't during that period shrank? Has gov't limited itself? Has the much assailed Dept. of Education and Dept. of Energy which Reagan himself pointed at for direct elimination at least become a hollow shell of itself? Truth is, those federal level dynasties are more powerful now under republican watch than they were when first created?
Carter created the DOE in 77' to help set energy policy as the light bulb went of in the early 70's about the energy warning signs as it relates to the Middle East. Looking at things today, what has it gotten us? The Department has grown manyfold but how has our energy situation improved over what it was in the 70's? Would you continue to pay a doctor for his services when you the patient never got better and in fact got worse?
Another Carter creation, the Dept. of Education and is there anyone here who would dare say that since this federal agency was created that our education in America has gotten better? Compared to today, at the time the Dept. was created, a high school diploma was worth something. It was almost on par with about 2 years of college today. Another reason a High School graduate at UPS could become a District manager or higher. Now what is the story?
But in 28 years out of 40, the republicans have owned the WH and in many of those years held sway in the Congress but did they as least make these failures a hollow shell? Nope, in the case of education we got an influx of power with "No Child Left Behind" and need I say a thing about the dept. of Energy and our current situation?
Our good governor is just frustrated that we have some illusion that they are about cutting spending, limiting gov't and returning control of our futures and the needs of our families back to the local levels where they belong. The good governor is showing us the truth in who and what they are and instead of judging them we look and judge ourselves.
We need to stop letting them play us for fools and start fighting back but my guess we've bought the feargame of the so-called Obama and/or Clinton threat and will fall in line come November and go over the cliff with the rest of the lemmings!