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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:
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> 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:
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> 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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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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