Re Reagan saying Gay, there was once a time Republicans were normal, rational human beings who viewed politics through the lens of enlightened self-interest and still had more than a nodding acquaintance with the concepts of honor and shame.
Tersely put, today's Republicans would consider Reagan a RINO. That's the tragedy for former Repub…
Re Reagan saying Gay, there was once a time Republicans were normal, rational human beings who viewed politics through the lens of enlightened self-interest and still had more than a nodding acquaintance with the concepts of honor and shame.
Tersely put, today's Republicans would consider Reagan a RINO. That's the tragedy for former Republicans who still grok the importance of rationality and honor.
Then again, a bit of historical perspective would suggest that Joseph McCarthy was 6-7 decades ahead of his time. IOW, the cancer may have been there for a long time, just took a while to metastasize.
Re Reagan saying Gay, there was once a time Republicans were normal, rational human beings who viewed politics through the lens of enlightened self-interest and still had more than a nodding acquaintance with the concepts of honor and shame.
Tersely put, today's Republicans would consider Reagan a RINO. That's the tragedy for former Republicans who still grok the importance of rationality and honor.
Then again, a bit of historical perspective would suggest that Joseph McCarthy was 6-7 decades ahead of his time. IOW, the cancer may have been there for a long time, just took a while to metastasize.