‘Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.’

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”

‘The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.’

‘Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.’

‘I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.’

‘The taxpayer: That’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.’

‘Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.’

‘The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.’

‘It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.’

‘Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.’

‘Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed, there are many rewards; if you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book.’

‘No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.’

‘If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.’

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I found the above elsewhere. Not sure if they are totally accurate or not but they sound like something he would say.

And a damn fine Democrat he was.

Compare those to the Bushisms and you'll weep for the current state of this country.

UR funny

NOT

audtatious wrote:UR funny

NOT

rn79870 wrote:Compare those to the Bushisms and you'll weep for the current state of this country.

You get a from me for that, sir.

"A Death We Can Cure, and Other Wisdom from George W. Bush"

This is NOT the Bush thread. This is the RR thread.

Please exit via the 3rd floor window. Have a nice day.

Okay, fine. But I'm taking Bob and these jelly beans with me.

More from the Gipper:

A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

Facts are stubborn things.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

How can a president not be an actor?

I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" GW.

Look, if they have to go back to the last century to find an intelligent comment by a Republican president, then we've made our point.

BS

I ran across these and posted them up. You want to turn this into a R vs. D presidential stupid remark contest?

Clinton: "I can spend your money better than you can." Clinton: "I did not have sex with that woman"Clinton: "You can't say you love your country and hate your government." Clinton: "A lot of wonderful people love their country and hate the military." Clinton: "No one wants to get this (Lewinsky) matter behind us more than I do, except maybe all the rest of the American people"Clinton: ""She is here with us today, I'd like to ask her to stand." (Speaking of Mr Halvosern, a male)Clinton: "They've been exposed as the trash they are" about Jennifer FlowersClinton: "When I was a younger man and had a life, I owned an El Camino pickup in the '70s. It was a real sort of Southern deal. I had Astroturf in the back. You don't want to know why, but I did."Clinton: "And the deficit has come down for four years in a row for the first time since before the Civl War. I meant to say since before World War II. But maybe it should be since before the Civil War." Clinton: "The last time I checked, the Constitution said, 'of the people, by the people and for the people.' That's what the Declaration of Independence says." Clinton: "You know, if I were a single man, I might ask that mummy out. That's a good-looking mummy!"Clinton: "We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans to legitimately own handguns and rifles" Clinton: "African-Americans watch the same news at night that ordinary Americans do."Clinton: "the purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people"

Should I continue with him or get into Carter next?

Hmmm. I believe that none of us are bashing Mr. Reagan. My quotes were posted to point how how self-effacing, clever, and funny he was. I loved RR.

I do believe that Reagan would be ashamed at what Dubya is doing to his beloved country, though.

I was talking to Bobby....

Regan would be ashamed of the Gov't as a whole. I also do not understand why people think a new President will solve all their problems either. There is only so much the President can do the rest lies with Congress and they are so screwed up it's pathetic.

audtatious wrote:Regan would be ashamed of the Gov't as a whole. I also do not understand why people think a new President will solve all their problems either. There is only so much the President can do the rest lies with Congress and they are so screwed up it's pathetic.

Yes.

You say Carter, I say Ford. Now we're talking about the Special Olympics.



(RR did do more than many presidents)

You must bow and kiss the ground when you say RR

<the rest of us do>