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For the past few months, the Republicans have been climbing all over each other trying to prove that each is the closest one to Ronald Reagan that the Party has. Now that John McCain is virtually assured of the nomination, and needs to consolidate his conservative base, you can be sure that his attempts at this charade will only intensify. While the Republican Party has virtually deified the former President, they have forgotten what his presidency was really like, or, more than likely, they don’t care. The Democrats should not make the same mistake and should take this opportunity to point out what four years of a Reagan like presidency might be like. On the economic and fiscal front, Reagan’s eight years included: In foreign affairs: In other domestic affairs, Reagan fired all the Air Traffic Controllers when they went on strike, resulting in the privatization of the Air Traffic Control System. This may in part be responsible for the continued use of antiquated equipment in the Air Traffic Control System, while near misses are rising at an alarming rate. And finally, he was responsible for giving amnesty to 3 million illegal immigrants. In this respect, John McCain is close to Reagan, but this is an issue on which he has been most criticized by the right wing base of his party. When President Reagan left office in 1989, he was 78 years old and already showing signs of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. If John McCain should win the election and serve two terms, he would be almost 80 years old when he left office. There may be some parallels here. But in any event, the Republican Party, in looking to find a Reagan-like candidate seems to be showing those signs, even today. Speaking of forgetting, I almost forgot that John McCain was one of the five individuals involved in Keating 5 Savings and Loan scandal. It took place during the Reagan presidency and was the result of the reduced regulation espoused by that administration. Leon
I am a 79 year old retired designer and developer of computers and computer systems. I started in the field when when internal memories were on drums, moved to magnetic cores and eventually to chips. I'm a co-holder of patents on a version of cache memories and was responsible for the development of a hand held computer with a touch screen more than 30 years ago. I was also on the committee that developed the ASCII code. Since retiring I've had an historical novel puplished about art stolen from the Jews during the WWII, and am now busilly engaged in tutoring 6th grade math students and being president of a community concert organization. I'm active in the local chapter of the World Affairs Council and occasionally give talks there on world events. I've been actively involved in politics all my life and at one time was president of the local Democratic Club. I've been married for 54 years and have 3 children, all boys, and 3 grandchildren, a boy and 2 girls. I'm pationate about furthering peace and justice in the world.
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