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JR Hoeft

Conservative to the core; liberal with his opinion! J.R. has been involved in politics for over a decade and has worked on several campaigns in Hampton Roads. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Chesapeake and the Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. He is also the director of “Blogs United” in Virginia. E-mail J.R.. Follow J.R. on Twitter.

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4 Responses to "Reagan’s speech to the 1964 Republican Convention"

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   Jeremy Hinton August 14, 2008 00:09 am

   A lot of meat there, and a clear message. However, if thats “what it is to be a republican”, then the GOP has certainly strayed from some of the finer points.

   Concern for the national debt
   Balancing the budget
   Warnings against “trading freedom for security”

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   Britt Howard August 14, 2008 08:14 am

   So very very true Jeremy!

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   hoobie August 14, 2008 10:09 am

   Reganomics has been discredited over the past 30 years. It has been a costly, failed experiment.

   If you do not believe that, ask yourself where have the supply-siders and monetarists gone. They are not in the Bush Administration, they were not in Bush I either. They are not in Europe, or anywhere on the globe.

   Mostly, they are dead, and we are dealing with the damage caused by their failed policies.

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   Jeremy Hinton August 14, 2008 10:29 am

   where have the supply-siders and monetarists gone

   Why they’re in and/or supporting the McCain campaign, of course!

   Phil Gramm
   Donald Luskin
   Martin Feldstein
   and even Arthur Laffer himself

   Holtz-Eakin was a ray of light until he started having to toe-the-line.