ronald reagan understood that. if that s who we republicans want to claim as our hero, let s take a closer look at the record of reagan. on taxes, on budgets, i would say on assault weapons especially right now for a republican party that seems to be veering, i think, dangerously close to territory post-newtown, that could cost them a lot of swing seats. we have got to learn what buckley always told us to do. look at the realities in front of us. and deal with those realities in our politics. we re sort of dop l gangers you and i. i have a jealous interest in this. i want to see two parties i can choose from. i don t think i ve got them right now. but i grew up in a state of pennsylvania where we had people like bill scranton and tom ridge i could have voted for. they were pragmatists. they may not have been in bed
in california because he worked with democrats as well. that s one of the great frustrations i ve had as conservative as i am. i ve had young republicans on my show that have come on and said they will not vote for a revenue increase, a tax increase no matter what. they won t compromise on guns no matter what. they won t compromise with democrats no matter what. and i have to politely remind them that we actually inherited for better or worse i think for better the government of james madison. the constitution of james madison. we ve got checks and balances. ronald reagan understood that. if that s who we republicans want to claim as our hero, let s take a closer look at the record of reagan. on taxes, on budgets, i would say on assault weapons especially right now for a republican party that seems to be veering, i think, dangerously close to territory post-newtown, that could cost them a lot of swing seats.
government. he decided he had to raise taxes in california because he worked with democrats as well. that s one of the great frustrations i ve had as conservative as i am. i ve had young republicans on my show that have come on and said they will not vote for a revenue increase, a tax increase no matter what. they won t compromise on guns no matter what. they won t compromise with democrats no matter what. and i have to politely remind them that we actually inherited for better or worse i think for better the government of james madison. the constitution of james madison. we ve got checks and balances. ronald reagan understood that. if that s who we republicans want to claim as our hero, let s take a closer look at the record of reagan. on taxes, on budgets, i would say on assault weapons especially right now for a republican party that seems to be veering, i think, dangerously close to territory post-newtown,