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I can't say I'm surprised. You don't have to be a Democrat to know Bush lied and made some really bone head decisions. Although I do wonder what the impact that the Reagans might have on the conservative base. I don't think it's a good sign for Bush when the Reagan's are publicly saying stuff like this about him. See, not all conservatives are a sleep.

KING: You said, dad was also a deeply unabashedly religious man, but he never made the mistake of wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. Were you referring to the president?

REAGAN: You know, it's interesting.

KING: Everyone thought that.

REAGAN: I know. I wasn't watching TV much after I delivered the eulogy for a few days. But after a couple of days I started getting calls from people saying, boy you really stirred something up, didn't you? I thought, well, what? Well, you know, the stuff you said about Bush. I said, I didn't say anything about Bush, why would I mention George W. Bush in my father's eulogy?

No, no, no, no, the stuff about the religion. I thought, ha, funny, you then everybody thought I was talking about George W. Bush. And then I heard -- everybody thought I was talking about George -- but people connected with George W. Bush thought I was talking about George W. Bush. And then I began to think, maybe I was, I just didn't know it.

KING: Do you think he wears his religion on his sleeve? He certainly refers to it more than your father ever did.

REAGAN: Well, you know, there was that answer he gave to the question about, did you talk to your father about going into Iraq? No, I talked to a higher father, you know, the almighty. When you hear somebody justifying a war by citing the almighty, God, I get a little worried, frankly. The other guys do that a lot. Osama bin Laden's always talking about Allah, what Allah wants, that he's on his side. I think that's uncomfortable.

KING: Do you have thoughts on the war?

REAGAN: Sure, I have thoughts on the war.

KING: And what do you think?

REAGAN: And I think we lied our way into the war.

KING: You think it's a mistake?

REAGAN: Absolutely, a terrible mistake. Terrible foreign policy error. We didn't have to do it. It was optional. And we were lied to. The American public was lied to about WMD, the connection between Osama bin Laden and Saddam, which is virtually nonexistent except for fleeting contacts. But they're still trying to pull that one off now, Cheney and all are out there flogging that.

KING: Can I gather from that, that you will not support this president?

REAGAN: No, I won't.

KING: Will you support his opponent?

REAGAN: I will vote for whoever the viable candidate is who can defeat George W. Bush, yes.

Source (http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0406/23/lkl.00.html)

lovely debates that breed flames

lovely debates that breed flames

Wouldn't that be silly of people though? They will notice I'm a Game Moderator, no? :lol:

lovely debates that breed flames

Wouldn't that be silly of people though? They will notice I'm a Game Moderator, no? :lol:

ABUSING POWER PLEASE DON'T. :oops:

Hmm, that is interesting....Raegan supports Kerry...(okay, he didn't say that, but he strongly implied that...)

lovely debates that breed flames

Wouldn't that be silly of people though? They will notice I'm a Game Moderator, no? :lol:

ABUSING POWER PLEASE DON'T. :oops:

Haha, no of course not. I was talking about if people started "flaming" as TAR said.

I can't say I'm surprised. You don't have to be a Democrat to know Bush lied and made some really bone head decisions. Although I do wonder what the impact that the Reagans might have on the conservative base. I don't think it's a good sign for Bush when the Reagan's are publicly saying stuff like this about him. See, not all conservatives are a sleep.

Steph, Ron Reagan is a Democrat. He and his sister are so against the policies of their father that Patti changed her name to disassociate herself with the family. We all know the Reagan children don't share the same views as their father, and they've always spoken out against President Bush.

Hmm, that is interesting....Raegan supports Kerry...(okay, he didn't say that, but he strongly implied that...)

Well yea, he has certainly made it clear he's not voting for Bush.. and his sister Patti Davis did the same thing last week. Then you have Nancy Reagan openly disagreeing with him on stem cell research. The Reagan's are loved by the Conservatives, far more then Bush will ever be.

I can't say I'm surprised. You don't have to be a Democrat to know Bush lied and made some really bone head decisions. Although I do wonder what the impact that the Reagans might have on the conservative base. I don't think it's a good sign for Bush when the Reagan's are publicly saying stuff like this about him. See, not all conservatives are a sleep.

Steph, Ron Reagan is a Democrat. He and his sister are so against the policies of their father that Patti changed her name to disassociate herself with the family. We all know the Reagan children don't share the same views as their father, and they've always spoken out against President Bush.

Actually that is only partly true. (I was alive and an adult when Reagan was President) Patti Davis there was talk about yes, I recall that. However the official line was that she took her mother's name "Davis" because she wanted to start a career in journalism and didn't want to get a "free pass" for being the daughter of the President. Although I do recall that there was some problems that were speculated with her and her family at the time.

As for Ron Reagan, no he's not a Democrat. If you read the source I provided you will see that. Also, none of his children ever publicly disagree with their father that I am aware of and I've been a political junkie since my teens.