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Day By Day December 9, 2012 – Carrots
Chris, remember what President Ronald Reagan declared:
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.'”
Good that Anatoly has a job, but….
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Photo of the Day: Reagan Statue at National Airport
From left: Frederick Ryan Jr., chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation; former Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole; Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Charles Snelling, chairman of the Board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, unveil the statue of President Reagan, on Nov. 1, 2011, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Nice.The statue at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — renamed from Washington National Airport in 1998 — stands 9 feet tall and portrays the suited president mid-step as he welcomes travelers to the original airport terminal.
The $900,000 statue is the last of four privately funded centennial statues endorsed by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
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President 2012: In Key Battleground States Unemployment Has Increased Since October 2008
Electoral College vote map of Larry Sabato
Chris illizza over at the Washington Post looks at key battleground states for the Presidential race of 2012 and gives the data. You know the question in one of the Presidential debates to President Obama will be (like GOP challenger Ronald Reagan asked President Jimmy Carter in 1980): “Are you better off than you were four years ago?”Well, with the regards to unemployment the news is not good for President Obama.
And that raw political reality could put President Obama in a difficult spot as he prepares to seek another four years in the White House amid conflicting signs about the relative health of the economy.
The state-by-state unemployment numbers released late last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics tell the story.
In every one of the 14 swing states heading into 2012 — Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin — the unemployment rate has risen since October 2008.
The increases range from the tiny — just a 0.7-point jump in Minnesota and New Hampshire — to the titanic in places like Nevada (up 4.4 points) and Florida (up 3.6).
And, Obama’s only response will be: “You should have seen how bad it would have been.”
I don’t know if this is going to wash in Nevada and Florida.
But, on the other hand of these 14 swing states that Cillizza mentions only 4 have May unemployment above the national average. But, you know that is spin and unemployment generally is worse since President Obama has been in office.
President Reagan beat Jimmy Carter on the answer to the “better off” question. He won re-election because while unemployment was high, it was improving.
That “trend line” vote is why the late President Ronald Reagan won a second term overwhelmingly in 1984 despite the fact that the unemployment rate was at 7.3 percent in October of the election year. (It had been at 10.3 percent as recently as March 1983.)
The best way for Obama to counteract the “are you better off” question is to have evidence to point to that things are turning around — that whether or not you believe the country was on the brink of an economic catastrophe you see signs that your financial situation is improving and have reason to hope the future will be brighter.
The latest Washington Post/ABC News poll suggests he’s not there yet.
No, President Obama is not there yet and unless the economy improves very quickly, he will go the way of Jimmy Carter.
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Audio: Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine
From the 1961 Operation Coffee Cup Campaign against Socialized Medicine as proposed by the Democrats, then a private citizen Ronald Reagan Speaks out against socialized medicine. There is no video because this was an LP sent out by the American Medical AssociationDamn, do I miss Ronald Reagan.
I remember him every day as I drive by his Presidenital Library.
Listen to all of the audio.
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Representative Elton Gallegly Appointed to Commission Honoring President Ronald Reagan
Congressman Robert Wexler (D- Florida) and Elton Gallegly (R-Simi Valley, California), ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Europe talking with Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou of the European Union
From the Press Release:U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) was appointed to the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission today by House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio.
Gallegly authored the bill that created the commission and is the second person assigned to the 11-member commission. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar was named to the commission in the bill.
“Elton Gallegly was instrumental to the creation of this commission and it’s terrific that he’ll be actively involved in the celebration of Ronald Reagan’s centennial,†said Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
The 11-member Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act will plan and carry out activities deemed fitting to honor Ronald Reagan on his 100th birthday, which falls on Feb. 6, 2011.
“I appreciate Leader Boehner’s appointment,†Gallegly said. “I look forward to working with my fellow commissioners to create appropriate activities to honor President Reagan and to celebrate his life and accomplishments on behalf of the country he loved.â€
The commission will make recommendations and provide necessary assistance for federal, state and local governmental agencies and civic groups to honor President Reagan. Such activities could include special stamps or coins. In addition, the commission will recommend to Congress activities to honor his 100th birthday, including the possible convening of a Joint Session of Congress.
In addition to Gallegly and Secretary Salazar, nine more members need to be appointed: President Obama will appoint four members; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will appoint two; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will appoint two; and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will appoint one. They have 90 days from enactment of the bill to make their appointments.
No federal money can be spent on the commission or its activities.
Gallegly’s bill attracted wide bipartisan support. The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent on May 20 and the House passed it on a 371-19 vote on March 9. President Obama signed Gallegly’s bill during a June 2 White House ceremony attended by Gallegly and former First Lady Nancy Reagan.
Previous commissions have been instituted to honor Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Abraham Lincoln.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is in Simi Valley, CA, Gallegly’s hometown.
I am looking forward to next year’s event at the Reagan Library. A gathering of conservatives, young and old, the world has probably never seen before.
Stay tuned…….
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Day By Day by Chris Muir July 2, 2009 – Same Old Song
The same old song is like what President Ronald Reagan proclaimed: ” The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’Or, how about his one: “Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
Governor Sanford of South Carolina is a disgrace and should resign.
President Barack Obama is directing America in the wrong direction and should be defeated at the polls along with his cohorts in the Democratic Party controlled Congress.
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Video: Nancy Reagan to President Obama at U. S. Representative Elton Gallegly Bill Signing – “Oh, You’re a LEFTY”
President Barack Obama, seated, joined by former first lady Nancy Reagan, left, and others, signs the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act during a ceremony in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. From left are, Nancy Reagan, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., the president, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., and Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill.This is hilarious and oh so TRUE.
President Obama is a LEFTY.
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President Obama Signs U.S. Representative Elton Gallegly’s Bill Honoring President Ronald Reagan
President Barack Obama, seated, joined by former first lady Nancy Reagan, left, and others, signs the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act during a ceremony in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. From left are, Nancy Reagan, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., the president, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., and Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill.
From the Press Release:In a White House ceremony attended by former first lady Nancy Reagan and U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties), President Obama today signed Gallegly’s bill to honor President Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
The Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act creates an 11-member commission that will plan and carry out activities deemed fitting to honor Ronald Reagan on his 100th birthday, which falls on Feb. 6, 2011.
The commission will make recommendations and provide necessary assistance for federal, state and local governmental agencies and civic groups to honor President Reagan’s 100th birthday. Such activities could include special stamps or coins. In addition, the commission will recommend to Congress activities to honor President Reagan’s 100th birthday, including the possible convening of a Joint Session of Congress.
No federal money can be spent on the commission or its activities.
“Having Mrs. Reagan at the bill signing gave it special significance,†Gallegly said. “She was President Reagan’s staunchest supporter before, during and after his presidency. I appreciate that President Obama scheduled the ceremony so that she could attend.â€
Mrs. Reagan will also attend the unveiling of President Reagan’s statue in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday.
Gallegly’s bill attracted wide bipartisan support. The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent on May 20 and the House passed it on a 371-19 vote on March 9.
From left to right, Mrs. Reagan, President Obama, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Elton, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL).
President Barack Obama kisses former First Lady Nancy Reagan after signing the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act June 2, 2009What a nice gesture by President Obama to honor President Ronald Reagan and have a White House bill signing ceremony for Nancy.
And, thanks to Flap’s Congressman Elton Gallegly for sponsoring the bill in the House.
Now, this is bipartisanship and makes me proud, especially since the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is just a few miles from where I live.
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United States Senate Passes Rep. Elton Gallegly Bill Honoring President Ronald Reagan
From the press release:The U.S. Senate late Tuesday passed a bill by U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties) to honor President Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent. On March 9, the House passed it on a 371-19 vote, with one Member voting present. The bill now goes to President Obama for his signature.
The Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act will create an 11-member commission that will plan and carry out activities deemed fitting to honor Ronald Reagan on his 100th birthday, which will be on Feb. 6, 2011.
The commission will make recommendations and provide necessary assistance for federal, state and local governmental agencies and civic groups to honor President Reagan’s 100th birthday. Such activities could include special stamps or coins. In addition, the commission will recommend to Congress activities to honor President Reagan’s 100th birthday, including the possible convening of a Joint Session of Congress.
No federal money can be spent on the commission or its activities.
“The bipartisan support for the commission says a lot about how President Reagan’s impact on U.S. and international affairs continues to be felt today,†Gallegly said. “President Reagan inspired greatness in the nation he loved. Celebrating his life and accomplishments is a celebration of America.â€
Gallegly also noted that it’s fitting that the legislation passed in time for the unveiling of President Reagan’s statue in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on June 3. Former first lady Nancy Reagan will attend the ceremony.
Flap will be looking forward to the festivities next February 6th at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
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Jeb Bush: Time to Leave Reagan Behind – WTF?
Former Gov. Jeb Bush, Rep. Eric Cantor and former Gov. Mitt Romney (left to right in center) lead a “Conversation for a New America” on Saturday in Arlington as part of a listening tour meant to revitalize the Republican Party
Jeb Bush does not “get it.”Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Saturday that it’s time for the Republican Party to give up its “nostalgia” for the heyday of the Reagan era and look forward, even if it means stealing the winning strategy deployed by Democrats in the 2008 election.
“You can’t beat something with nothing, and the other side has something. I don’t like it, but they have it, and we have to be respectful and mindful of that,” Mr. Bush said.
The former president’s brother, often mentioned as a potential candidate in 2012, said President Obama’s message of hope and change during the 2008 campaign clearly resonated with Americans.
This is what his father did during his disasterous Presidential term which ended with eight years of Bill Clinton and what his brother did in taking the GOP into minority status in his Presidency.
Reagan offered “hope and change” from the stagflation and weak foreign policy disasters of the decade’s long rule of the Democrats in Congress and Jimmy Carter’s failed Presidency.
Jeb should be saying: “Build on the Reagan Legacy with a new generation of conservative leadership.”
Sadly, he didn’t.
The national GOP needs to go beyond the Bush legacy and Reagan conservatives must retake the party policy machinery.
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