Word: reaganism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Scocca's blockmate Andrew G. Larson '93 wasalso suitably impressed with the speech. "[Ithought] he was a very eloquent," said Larson."But then, so was Reagan...
...American nemesis leave office, one way or another. Castro has already outlived Kennedy by 29 years. By the time Ho died in 1969, U.S. opposition to the Vietnam War had driven Johnson back to Texas. Khomeini went on taunting the Great Satan for nine years after Carter's defeat. Reagan may have given Gaddafi the scare of his life, but only one of them is in retirement...
Twelve years ago -- back in those innocent days when candidate Ronald Reagan was pledging to balance the budget by cutting taxes, and first-time presidential contender George Bush was crowing that he was "up for the '80s" -- former Treasury Secretary John Connally embarked on a bold strategy in his quest for the G.O.P. nomination. In place of the Soviet Union and the Ayatullah's Iran, Connally concocted an entirely different American enemy: a small and peaceable island nation called Japan. Connally blustered that unless the Japanese practiced fair trade, "they'd better be prepared to sit on the docks...
Clinton distracted the public during what Bush promised would be his finest moment. And when it arrived? Face it: he's no Ronald Reagan...
...Remember the October Surprise? Allegations that the Reagan campaign committee secretly negotiated with the Iranians back in 1980, trading future concessions for a delay in releasing U.S. hostages until after the election, are about to get a second wind at a most inconvenient time for President Bush. In some of the most vicious political infighting in years, House Democrats are moving, against all-out Republican opposition, to fund an investigation to be headed by Indiana's Lee Hamilton. President Bush reportedly attended a meeting of House Republicans last week in which opposition strategy was discussed. A floor battle and vote...