Win One for the Gipper?

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<p>I think this explains a lot about how conservatives feel about this election, and the differences between Democrats and Republicans, in general. Although many conservatives have issues with the Republican party, or with the President, I think it’s highly unlikely that they’ll be persuaded to vote for a Democrat. At worst, they may just stay home on November 7.</p>

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Ronald Reagan, though derided endlessly by Democrats and media elites, won the presidency not just as a consummate showman but as the apostle of three big ideas. </p>

<p>First, he believed that a free enterprise system is not merely more efficient than a government-run command-and-control economy - it also is far more consistent with ideals of human freedom and dignity. Second, personal liberty and personal responsibility go hand-in-hand - and are preferable to government choice and group responsibility. Third, America is a fundamentally good nation - we should be willing to stand up for it and if necessary to fight for it.

Democrats today, as in the 1970s, believe that government knows best how to handle a broad array of problems; that it should take more in taxes and spend more at home; that we’re better off hoping for the best than taking the fight to our enemies; and that freedom and responsibility are subordinate values to their own vision of what society should be.

Sadly, Democrats seem to fear the polls more than the terrorists. Their instincts in the war on terror and the war in Iraq mirror their instincts in the war on communism and the Vietnam War - and in each case their willingness to run away from a fight at the first sign of trouble encourages the enemy and undercuts our troops. Conservatives should be anything but apathetic over the prospect of a Democratic Congress in time of war.

Whatever conservatives don’t like about Republican office-holders, they can expect to like Democrat replacements less. And that’s wholly apart from the certainty that Democrats would use control of any part of Congress to investigate, castigate, and frustrate the Executive branch in every way imaginable for the remainder of President Bush’s term.

I don’t think Democratic candidates are horrible people – I just feel that the chasm between their values and that of Republicans is huge.<br>
Ronald A. Cass, who served Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush as Commissioner and Vice-Chairman of the US International Trade Commission, and is Chairman of the Center for the Rule of Law and Dean Emeritus of Boston University School of Law seems to agree.</p>