On Feb 13, 2009, at 4:06 PM, SA wrote:
> Yeah, but it's often forgotten that the collapse was the only thing
> that (retrospectively) saved Reagan's reputation among a lot of
> conservatives. There was an amazing amount of Reagan-hatred on the
> right toward the end of his term. National Review ran a cover on the
> INF Treaty: "Reagan's Suicide Pact." Then when the USSR collapsed,
> they turned around and claimed credit on behalf of themselves and
> Reagan, pretending none of it ever happened.
See how the right holds their politicians' feet to the fire? Imagine The Nation doing something that harsh about Barry O.
Doug