Guess who's got a birthday comin' up?
That's right, peeps. It's the man, the myth, the legend: Sir Ronald Reagan!
Rappin' Ronnie turns 100 on Sunday. He was the man who was right-wing before right-wingers thought they were cool. It seems to be largely because of him that the extreme right stopped having to explain themselves for their ridiculous ideas and started seeing their proposals honored without question.
Despite the media's revisionism, the Reagan-dominated '80s were anything but totally awesome. Reagan kicked off 3 decades of America declining in almost every measure. Whether it's economic fairness, civil liberties, or international credibility, America is light years behind where it was 30 years ago.
Of course, the police state run by Reagan's successor - the elder Bush - saw my illegal confinement without a trial. If you care about constitutional liberties as much as I do, there's a good chance you were shoving straight pins into your eyes in frustration by 1990.
But Sir Ronnie's gonna be 100, and I'm sure he can't wait to open his presents.
In our latest 'LCQ' episode, we explore the failed presidency of the man himself:
Friday, February 4, 2011
Lawn Chair Quarterback: "Sir Ronnie Turns 100"
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Ha ha, you and "bugo" are unloved losers. Obama has signalled the left's surrender to Reagan by bringing along a biography of him on his vacation. You and your loser leftwing friends have failed in trying to revise his legacy. Much like you fail in everything else.
ReplyDeleteI'll leave you to wallow in your whining,