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Re: Reagan... not exactly libertarian, but close
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Mon, 3 Apr 2000 02:32:44 GMT
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Bruce; (Big sigh, and away we go!)
> Haha!  I like that one!  There is an essential truth to it.  But once • again,
> you are ascribing to Clinton what in truth many politicians are guilty of.
> 
>                        Bush
>                       /     \
>                  Liberal    Conservative

Well, Clinton was the master of it, it was a Dick Morris idea, btw, and it
worked beautifully for him (The era of big government is over.
HA!!!!!!!!!!!!)

> That's the picture GWB gave at the start of the campaign.

I don't think so, BTW. Anyway:

>  When challenged by
> someone that rewrote it as:
> 
>                       McCain
>                      /       \
>                Liberal     Conservative
>                                        \
>                                        Dubya
>                                        /
>                                     Reactionary


That's what left-liberals and Democrats paint all Republicans, and shame on
Mccain for doing it. And you wonder  why most Republicans didn't vote for
him.

> Followed by Bush deciding that for the primaries at least he had best • stick to
> basics and gave out the following:
> 
>               McCain - liberal  conservative - Bush

Well, Mccain did have a lot of left-liberal ideas, did he not? And he played
himself like an outsider in the realm of politics, when he wan't. Like Larry
said, theya re all politicians, even Mccain.

> This played well for republican voters, but the trick is getting the
> independents to forget about it in November.

Well, if you are running for the nominiation of a party (Let's not get into
the whole primary debate again) would you not agree that you would want a
nomination of the people in the party? Just a question... We shall see in
November.

> As to Libertarians, one can lean them left or right as one wishes.  The • Orange
> County Register plays great lip service to being Libertarian, but when • push
> comes to shove, they are staunchly conservative.  Talk show host Tom • Leykis has
> palmed himself off as a liberal at times, but is really a libertarian. • Lines
> and circles really are too simplistic - I wonder if three-dimensional
> representations are adequate.

It depends, as many things do.

Scott S.

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  Re: Reagan... not exactly libertarian, but close
 
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Edward Sanburn writes: [snip] (...) I certainly wonder that. He was there only chance of winning the election. We'll be welcoming (or whatever) President Gore next year. Uggh. (...) Ummmm...not the McCain that I (...) (27 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Reagan... not exactly libertarian, but close
 
(...) "Compassionate conservative." When push came to shove, he ran as far right as he could and tried to declare McCain a liberal (I would hardly declare Clinton a liberal, much less McCain). (...) People are always trying to paint their opposition (...) (27 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Haha! I like that one! There is an essential truth to it. But once again, you are ascribing to Clinton what in truth many politicians are guilty of. Bush / \ Liberal Conservative That's the picture GWB gave at the start of the campaign. When (...) (27 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)  

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