Let The Celebration Begin
By Mitch Berg
It’s a season of celebrations; Christmas, Chanukkah, Eid, Solstice, New Years, the Saint Paul Winter Carnival…
…and, to wrap up the season of celebrations, Reagan’s Birthday is coming up in a mere 12 days.
And to commemorate this solemn yet happy day, Shot In The Dark presents a special artistic achievement over the next 12 days. Suitable for a National Endowment for the Arts genius grant, it is nonetheless being done entirely on the free market.
Tune back at noonish.
January 26th, 2009 at 9:35 am
All Hail Reagan, the original ‘The One’
January 26th, 2009 at 10:08 am
http://snipurl.com/ar4kw
January 26th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Mitch noted: “…and, to wrap up the season of celebrations, Reagan’s Birthday is coming up in a mere 12 days.”
Long after the wise men have departed.
January 26th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Celebrate Reagan, the guy who rose taxes during a massive recession and swelled the government?
Mr. Reagan’s 1981 tax cut — “the largest tax cut in history,” he called it — was followed by Reagan-blessed tax increases in almost every ensuing year of his presidency.
6/7/04 Wall St. J. Eur. A1
The 1982 deficit-reduction package of President Reagan and Sen. Robert Dole in a GOP-controlled Senate was a bigger tax bill, both in 1993-adjusted dollars and as a percentage of the overall economy, [than Clinton’s 1993 tax increase.]
10/26/94 Wall St. J. A22
Jebus, Mitch, Reagan was a total tax traitor.
I’ll keep Bush’s tax cutting loyalty and the sound economic ground he left us, any day.
/jc
January 26th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Slash,
Leaving aside that I’ve debunked everything you said long ago – Reagan’s “tax hike” (minuscule compared to the cuts) occurred LONG after the recession was over.
And while I’ll indulge all you anti-American non-patriots for a bit, all further gainsaying of the single greatest president of my lifetime will be mutilated for my enjoyment.
January 26th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Don’t tell me, tell those socialist redistributioniks at the WSJ.
But I still can’t get behind any terrorist lover who cuts and runs from Beirut, negotiates with Iran, and had associations with Saddam.
Who was his policy advisor, William Ayers?!
/jc
January 26th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Mitch slandered: “anti-American non-patriots”
A harsh thing to say about the Mitchketeers, don’t you think? Just cause they’re rooting for the president to fail.
January 26th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Lets all reminisce:
http://www.shotinthedark.info/wp/?p=3010
Cult Of Personality
By Mitch Berg
Every year on February 6th I do a tongue-in-cheek “Reagan’s Birthday” celebration. Oh, we do do a special dinner at home, and I do talk about the Cold War, the demise of which President Reagan was the primary architect. But that’s just being a good parent.
And while I make noise about wanting to make Reagan’s Birthday (formerly “Reaganmas”) a national holiday – c’mon. Even Reagan wouldn’t want that.
The tongue, in every case, is lodged firmly in cheek.
Because people who treat their leaders like subjects of cultish adoration? They’re just plain wierd:
Wondering what to give a presidential candidate on his birthday? Minnesota supporters of Barack Obama are celebrating their guy’s 47th birthday today with “house parties” across the state.
As I sit trying to write this, a lot of snarky comebacks suggest themselves.
None of them are any better than the vision of the “events” themselves.
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Without Reagan, Wellstone worshipers would seem kooky!
I’ll honor Reagan as a champion of what he believed was right, and not worship him like some deity!
January 26th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Wellstone! worshipers still seem kooky… Reagan had a record of accomplishment.
January 26th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
“Just cause they’re rooting for the president to fail. ”
Now you take that back! I’m wishing Obama the same success that democrats all around the country wished President George W. Bush!
January 26th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
“The tongue, in every case, is lodged firmly in cheek.”
I guess flash skipped reading that part.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
“”I guess flash skipped reading that part. “”
No, I’m making sure everyone else does!
All Hail Reagan *genuflect*
January 26th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
It’s a good thing you’re looking out for us, ’cause I nearly ordered the cake.
January 26th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Angryclown thinks 4/20/1889 is your real birthday celebration.
January 26th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Yours must be 12/18/1878
January 26th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Clown’s favorite birthday is 7/26/1946.