http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/17/the-end-of-the-reagan-era-or-is-it/ Because Common Sense Transcends Distance Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:33:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/17/the-end-of-the-reagan-era-or-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-73477 Kaspar Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:18:46 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/?p=7342#comment-73477 Hm, he has fully committed himself to not letting go of Afghanistan or Pakistan and despite what some people say he is not on the fringe when it comes to no-condition diplomacy or the Iraq troop level question - his views here are common. What Obama might not do is sponsor right-wing thugs, harm the economy with ridiculous surges of military expenditure, lie about not raising taxes, approve breaches against international law and basic human decency and not break US law in order to fund all this (Iran-Contra broke the Bolan agreement). But then again he does eat arugula. Hm, he has fully committed himself to not letting go of Afghanistan or Pakistan and despite what some people say he is not on the fringe when it comes to no-condition diplomacy or the Iraq troop level question – his views here are common. What Obama might not do is sponsor right-wing thugs, harm the economy with ridiculous surges of military expenditure, lie about not raising taxes, approve breaches against international law and basic human decency and not break US law in order to fund all this (Iran-Contra broke the Bolan agreement). But then again he does eat arugula.

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/17/the-end-of-the-reagan-era-or-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-73413 Michael Merritt Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:26:06 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/?p=7342#comment-73413 So tell me, Kaspar.  How will Obama pursue defense foreign policy in your view.  He's vowed to go after bin Laden, to be sure, but how else is he a hawk? So tell me, Kaspar.  How will Obama pursue defense foreign policy in your view.  He’s vowed to go after bin Laden, to be sure, but how else is he a hawk?

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/17/the-end-of-the-reagan-era-or-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-73385 Kaspar Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:59:02 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/?p=7342#comment-73385 Obama? Dovish foreign policy? Cough. Obama? Dovish foreign policy? Cough.

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/17/the-end-of-the-reagan-era-or-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-73333 c3 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:17:31 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/?p=7342#comment-73333 I would suggest it may be the end of the Reagan era meaning the end of the era when the "T" word couldn't be mentioned.  In that sense its good IMHO.  Having said that I'm not convinced that the Democratic Party will not revert to the old "tax and spend" ways especially since they've been successful (so far) in pushing the line that "its just the richest 5%". And I don't seeing Sen. Obama moving to the center.  His language has become broader and therefore more acceptable to the center but I'm struggling to see how his essential messages are centrist.  The "spreading the wealth around" comment certainly doesn't reassure I would suggest it may be the end of the Reagan era meaning the end of the era when the “T” word couldn’t be mentioned.  In that sense its good IMHO.  Having said that I’m not convinced that the Democratic Party will not revert to the old “tax and spend” ways especially since they’ve been successful (so far) in pushing the line that “its just the richest 5%”. And I don’t seeing Sen. Obama moving to the center.  His language has become broader and therefore more acceptable to the center but I’m struggling to see how his essential messages are centrist.  The “spreading the wealth around” comment certainly doesn’t reassure

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