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> Ron Reagan : the Case Against George W. Bush

1 August 2004, 05:59

I would like to take this opportunity to publicly THANK Ron Reagan for the service he has done in writing this insightful and well-researched article. Given the fact that he is the son of one of the genuine icons of American conservatism, it would have been easy for him to sit on the sidelines, making snide remarks about the futility of American liberalism. Certainly critics like Tucker Carlson and Fred Barnes have made a small fortune doing exactly that. But Ron Reagan put it on the line, severely criticizing George W. Bush, NOT for being a conservative but for being exactly what he is, a LIAR!! The issue isn’t ideology. The issue isn’t values, unless, of course, one values the truth. The issue isn’t an abiding trust in one’s Christian faith, one which still abhors bearing false witness as I seem to recall. The issue is pure, simple honesty.

I, naturally, have made my choice with respect to the Presidency of George W. Bush, as, I suspect, has Ron Reagan. MY choice, and I suspect Mr. Reagan’s, is NOT based on what Mr. Bush believes or feels, it is based essentially on what he is. If I had to choose between a sexually promiscuous President or one who has only a passing acquaintance with the truth, I shall pick sexual promiscuity every time!