Why do Republicans worship Ronald Reagan ??
I remember the Reagan years very well. They were some of the toughest years of my life trying to find a job. I have looked and looked for his greatness and I do not find it.
However, when Republicans talk about him now, they speak of him like he was a god. They say he restored the spirit of America. He didn't restore my spirit. In my opinion, he was one of the worst Presidents ever for the common working man.
But, for whatever reason, Republicans speak in awe of the man. I have little doubt but that if any other President makes it on Mount Rushmore, it will likely be Ronald Wilson Reagan.
I have tried to understand why they worship the man? After all, the Democrats have their FDR and JFK, why shouldn't the Republicans have their own hero? He defeated Jimmy Carter and busted the PATCO union and made people believe there was a "shining city on the hill". He was instrumental in the collapse of the Soviet Union, although some may think he overthrew them single-handedly?
In the final analysis, I think he made them feel like "winners". They had been in the wilderness for decades, playing second fiddle to the Democratic majority. Reagan pulled them up out of their doldrums and told them that government was bad, that taxes were bad, and the ten worst words in the English language were, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you".
In reality, he was a doddering and feeble old man that depended on others to tell him where to stand and what he might want to say. Being a professional actor of many years, he was good at delivering his lines.
But it didn't stop the Republicans from building up his legacy. He is not known as much for his great deeds as much as for the great transformation of the Republican Party. He was the county fair, with laughter and cotton candy.
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Don't ask me how I know?? 
It certainly wasn't a diversion, was it? It was just a coincidence.
of present Federal debt which gives Repigs cover to dismantle the nation's safety net. 
. . . you might not get an answer from the suddenly short-term-memory void Repubs on this one, but I believe
* he was a two termer that never got elected,
* doubled the National Debt on giveaways to the wealthy and needless wars of choice,
* restarted the Cold War just for the hell of it,
* started a low-grade Civil War by proxy, which we're still affected by,
* had economic policies so enabling and comical that we had zero job growth during his tenure and had 20 trillion in wealth disappear (POOF)!
Yeah, who WAS that guy? Wasn't HE going to be their next "Reagan"??
"Miss Him Yet??"
of the wrecking crew hell I even like Ronald Reagan even if I disagreed with him politically.
Mostly I think it was the persona he had of a fatherly figure back in simpler times like Ward Cleaver. Because if it was truly his stand on the issues the Repugs would never mention him! By today's standards he'd be called a stinking commie pinko Democrat hated and scorned by the right.
The f*cking bastard sure wrecked my life, I know that much.
Yep. +1
Hound: A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. It can be contrasted with the gun dog, which assists hunters by identifying the location of prey and/or recovers shot quarry.
Method of Work
Pointers and Setters
Upon reaching the field, the handler often will cast or direct the dog in a wide circle. Experienced dogs will search the edges of the field knowing that birds are usually found there. This wide run helps to burn off the dog's initial exuberance and may help the dog establish its bearings and form a "background" upon which game smells will be processed. The dog then begins working back and forth, starting near the hunter and slowly ranging out. The dog repeats this process as the hunters move through the field. How far a handler allows the dog to range is a matter of personal preference. When a pair of dogs work as a team, one works close in while the other ranges out in larger circles. If either dog becomes birdy, the other dog works its way over to assist. Good bird dogs are alert to their handlers and to the disposition of other dogs in the field. They should readily comply if the handler casts them to an area of particular interest, such as a brush pile or shuck of corn.
When game is detected, a dog freezes, either pointing or crouching. If other dogs are present, they also freeze, "honoring" the first dog's point. The pointing dog remains motionless until the hunters are in position. Handlers give the command whoa, instructing the dog to remain still. What happens next depends on the dog's training. Some trainers train the dog to stay motionless while the hunter steps forward and flushes the game. Other trainers direct the dog to flush the game with a command such as get it! Pointing dogs excel on covey type birds such as bobwhite, quail, and grouse as these birds will hold in position well, allowing the hunter to approach and get into position.
If a bird is downed, the dogs are instructed to search for and retrieve it with the command dead bird, or simply dead.
Flushing dogs
When hunting upland game flushing dogs (spaniels and retrievers) work much more closely with the hunter. Flushers will not cover the same amount of ground as a pointing dog as the flusher must be kept within shotgun distance. Flushing dogs are often used on birds that run from the hunter. On such birds as pheasant, an aggressive flush is necessary to spring the bird to wing. Flushing dogs excel on these types of bird because they do not point the birds, giving them little time for escape on the ground. Pointing breeds are used on such birds, but must be well trained to know when the bird pointed has moved.
Once a bird has been flushed, the dog will sit or "hup" to watch the flight of the bird and mark the fallen birds for retrieval. The dog which does this successfully is referred to as steady to wing and shot. Steadiness is the hallmark of the finished spaniel.
Personally, I highly recommend the "Kentucky Varmint Hound" for its intelligence, and skill at flushing the enormous disease carrying rats and snakes that burrow underground and that sometimes undermine the foundations of human habitations.
I couldn't have said it better.
We have had every other line of bullshit praising Reagan posted here already.
Don
in my neighborhood that he let Mentally Ill people out of the hospitals and they were on the streets with nothing to eat.
I was a teen but I clearly remember seeing a photo in the LA Times of a lady sitting on a fence "howling."
Can't really put all the blame on RR according to the goggles.
My family always voted for the Democrats so it was easy for us to keep that impression.
Sorry Ronnie 
