Comments on: Building Trust Again in 2010 http://www.pinetreepolitics.com/2010/02/04/building-trust-again-in-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-trust-again-in-2010 Political Intrigue From The State of Maine Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Steve http://www.pinetreepolitics.com/2010/02/04/building-trust-again-in-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 Steve Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:37:50 +0000 http://www.pinetreepolitics.com/?p=1508#comment-2051 Dear Charles, My favorite recollection of Reagan when it comes to his former association with the Democratic party was his statement the he never left the Democratic party, it left him. Needless to say, I am more pragmatic when it comes to politics and expectations. I maintain that a significant number of Americans are neither Democrats nor Republicans - this is particularly true of the State of Maine. So, it is necessary to govern from the middle. Reagan (and literally every President for the past 50 years) has had to learn how to do this. The verdict is still out on President Obama from my perspective. Thank you for your comment. Steve Dear Charles,
My favorite recollection of Reagan when it comes to his former association with the Democratic party was his statement the he never left the Democratic party, it left him. Needless to say, I am more pragmatic when it comes to politics and expectations. I maintain that a significant number of Americans are neither Democrats nor Republicans – this is particularly true of the State of Maine. So, it is necessary to govern from the middle. Reagan (and literally every President for the past 50 years) has had to learn how to do this. The verdict is still out on President Obama from my perspective.
Thank you for your comment.
Steve

]]> By: charles scamman http://www.pinetreepolitics.com/2010/02/04/building-trust-again-in-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 charles scamman Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:48:35 +0000 http://www.pinetreepolitics.com/?p=1508#comment-2000 As a resident of Maine, and a lifelong Republican, it actually turns my stomach to see the likeness of Ronald Reagan associated with a "trust" issue. Once a member of the Democratic party and union official, Ronald Reagan betrayed these ideals and swapped horses in the middle of the stream. Lest we forget, there was a man, while serving as the head of the Screen Actors Guild, was giving secret testimony to Joseph McCarthy against some of those he proported to represent. This not only ruined the lives of many writers and actors in Hollywood, but furthered the career of Ronald Reagan himself. President Reagan also crusaded to weaken unions during his tenure in office. Far from being the "great communicator", I viewed him as the "grate orator", one who could spread the bull with a smile on his face. President Reagan had some good qualities, in my opinion, but 'trustworthiness', hardly. As a resident of Maine, and a lifelong Republican, it actually turns my stomach to see the likeness of Ronald Reagan associated with a “trust” issue. Once a member of the Democratic party and union official, Ronald Reagan betrayed these ideals and swapped horses in the middle of the stream.

Lest we forget, there was a man, while serving as the head of the Screen Actors Guild, was giving secret testimony to Joseph McCarthy against some of those he proported to represent. This not only ruined the lives of many writers and actors in Hollywood, but furthered the career of Ronald Reagan himself.

President Reagan also crusaded to weaken unions during his tenure in office. Far from being the “great communicator”, I viewed him as the “grate orator”, one who could spread the bull with a smile on his face. President Reagan had some good qualities, in my opinion, but ‘trustworthiness’, hardly.

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