What Reagan Had and Obama Needs: Optimistic Slogans

Good, smart article. Well thought out. Let's see more like it.

How about integrity and honesty?

Putting Reagan and Obama together in an article is an insult to Regan. Obama isn't, can't be, and will never be what Reagan was as a leader for this country.

FOR ALL THE SHORT MEMORIES, OR NO MEMORIES: CARTER LEFT A 60 BILLION DOLLAR DEBT, REGAN LEFT A 5.22 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT, AND LITERALLY DOUBLED GOVERNMENT. OH YOU DID NOT KNOW THIS OR DID NOT HAVE A DEMOCRAT TO BLAME, OR IS IT HIDDEN FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN SOMETHING CALLED BOOKS.

Are you people nuts? Reagan is the one who started America's decline into the messes we have now. He hated the middle class and working Americans. He started all this union busting because he thought only the rich should have power. He jacked up costs and taxes when his rich buddies saw average Americans making big money in the real estate business. And don't give me that baloney about him being "the great communicator". If you look at his old speeches, he never said anything substantial but, being an actor, he hoodwinked all of you.

I don't think I've ready read a more pointless article. Did it really take that many words to say Obama needs another slogan? And obviously I'm not the only American who wants more than a "slogan" president. I know this is hard to believe, but actions speak louder than words. Reagan actually followed through with his words and Obama never will.

Experience is the big thing . Honesty and truthfulness might help . To want to change something does not mean it will happen . But if you really try to make it better you can be respected for it . Reagan had reganomics the present administration has flunked economics 101. You can't tax people to death and expect them to work to help . You can't give everyone a break you have to have qualified people who know how to run their businesses and if they fail then another entrepeuer will pick up the slack as long as there are incentives to do that . We are in trouble because of a house and senate that has bowed to the will of the president. Bashing Bush is no answer He had a house and senate against him the last two years he was in office. We need to look at the whole government not just one person . Lets remember this in November... and 2012.

Another story that pushes the liberal agenda. I just wish that once I could read a story that sticks to the facts. If Ms. Clift would have done her homework and read the new Health-Care Bill, she would realize how many mistakes she made in this short story. Existing clinics can get federal funding ... such as "Planned-Parenthood" ... which can now get enough funds to expand their operation to include Abortion Clinics ... all FEDERALLY FUNDED.
The "Anti-Choice" example clearly shows that Ms. Clift is Pro-Abortion and therefore feels the need to publish articles that are 100% personal opinion.
When will the media return to the table and do the job of the 4th branch of government?

Obama has no experience and never had it. At least Reagan was a governor. But having said that, if all it takes is a simple slogan to motivate you, you arent reaching high enough. Events, people, actions should be your motivation. Simple slogans are sound bites and can be taken out of context.

My initial response to this article is "Careful, your bias is showing" Interesting how she spends several sentences trying to justify her use of the phrase "anti choice" but a scant phrase on the ancillary phrase "anti life." She also apparently misses the point that the current president has been ALL about slogans. He is, however, short on ideas as to how to fix the problems which face this country and short on actual pride in this country. Given that, he will never be able to achieve Reagan's success in a second term election. Even when people doubted Reagan's abilities, his commitment to this country and its well-being were never in question. Given the proclivity of this administration to criticize our country publicly, and to vacation outside of our country at a time they are trying to encourage tourism here, Obama will never engender the kind of pro-America support base which helped Reagan to succeed.