Neocons tarnished him then, and threaten us now

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... many of the tenets of George W. Bush's policies -- including pre-emptive warfare, massive spending on unwise defense systems like Star Wars II and a skyrocketing federal deficit -- have their roots among the more extreme members of the Reagan administration -- those we now call "neoconservatives."
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The final congressional report on Iran-Contra determined that Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for the criminal acts of his advisers.
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When Walsh asked him a question about one of his diary entries, Reagan showed that even during an uncomfortable hearing he had grace and humility, "I'm very embarrassed ... I'm sorry. I'm like I wasn't president at all." Reagan was embarrassed and had to apologize for some of the very same people who are now key policy-makers in the current Bush administration. Reagan fired many of them.
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Our current president, George W. Bush, rehired a number of them and they proceeded down the path of an ill-advised and costly war.
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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/editorial/2624658

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1. Thanks. I just sent this article to those Repubs who like Reagan more than

Bush. It shows how craven the whole Bush gang is that they would use an obviously sick elderly man while Poppy Bush and even some of his thugs escaped being put under oath.

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2. bump

This really is a significant article.

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3. This touches on...

what I think is growing 'sense'among the populace, - a result of all that overblown coverage last week. Despite the reprehensible policies, Reagan was an 'affiable' man, who didn't participate in so many of the seek and destroy tactics we have seen since *41, against Clinton and in 43's illicit reign. There was a 'feel good' - whether you or I felt it or not - that ran through our Nation during Reagan years.

I believe, even the most unschooled have that 'sense' that * is not the person they saw in Reagan - and I suspect it will manifest into a growing dis-ease among them. (As soon as they can come to grips with it). It may be the final gift from a dead man...and it may just redeem him in history one day. It may also enable a magnificent victory for the Democratic Party come November.