"But then something ridiculous happened. Reagan came in and all hell broke loose. The Republican party shifted from its earlier pragmatism to be dominated by religious fanatics convinced of America's moral superiority."

i disagree, that happened before Reagan. What happened was the hippie movements of the late 60's early 70's alienated the older, conservative, and religious minded democrats from the party and they became republicans; Nixon's election showed this and the demographics of which states leaned to which side is practically the same today as it was when Nixon was elected. Reagen was able to destroy alot of the damage Carter had done while paying lip service to the religious fundamentalists. overall he did a pretty good job, imo.

OK thats not a good assessment. Reagan turned around a 70%? tax on the rich to a 30%? tax on the rich, which with that one change alone DOUBLED the tax revenues, and eliminated the soaring inflation at the same time. Additionally Reagan took a hard line against Communism with his military build up across the board, something the USSR could not take.

Sadly even though he cut taxes and increased revenue, the Democrats who controlled Congress during his whole administration did not see fit to downsize the government, so the increased spending they kept passing surpassed the new income and the deficit grew.

So sad how they forget history so quickly.

Reagan was brilliant.

Ford was lazy.

"- By cutting takes by more than half, he doubled tax revenues? That completely defies logical in every conceivable way."

ummm, maybe to socialist scum. but the US is ontop for a reason. high taxes kill incentive to make money; halve the % of taxes taken, and watch as people actually have incentive to work their asses off.

Canadian ??    why should I bother answering you ?

- So what your saying BW is that greedy, self interested, politicians should be able to over rule both the judicial system and the constitution?

No.  read what Im writing. 
1.  Abortion, Its NOT a Federal Issue.  Its a local issue for Legislation.  Not making laws from the bench.
2.  NO ONE can overrule the constitution.
3.  The Judicial system is to, when a law is challenged, decide the constitutionality of it.  NOT write a law......but when the Judicial writes a law, like ROE, there is no power to overturn it, until a later court ruling supersedes it.   

Maybe tough for you non-Americans to understand.....but trust me, WAY TO FEW Americans even understand the Constitution and the separation of powers.

"Reagan didnt agree on Kissinger's Appeasement of the Soviet Union.  Reagan believed the US Stand should be a lot more harsh and direct with the Soviet Union. "

- Kissinger  didn't want to start a nuclear war. I don't think Regan would have minded hidden in his bunker.

Well, thats why people like you are so difficult to have a discussion with....because you make IDIOTIC, MORONIC, ASININE statements like above.

"Embracing Judeo-Christian beliefs is not a flaw."

- Correct. The flaw is when you force those beliefs on others through indoctrination and bribery (If you give a poor farmer in Peru enough money to feed his family for a week and tell him that be converting to Protestantism that local Church will give him and his family lots more hand outs, that's bribery).

FORCE those blind beliefs on others ??   My God......

"turned around a 70%? tax on the rich to a 30%? tax on the rich, which with that one change alone DOUBLED the tax revenues"

- By cutting takes by more than half, he doubled tax revenues? That completely defies logical in every conceivable way.

Well, thats because you are economically dumbed down.
Study LAFFER CURVE.

Google it up, and educate yourself.....Its only ECO101 first month course study.

Quick question.   If 70% didnt get enough tax confiscated out of the economy,   Raising it to 100% tax would get MORE or LESS ??

Laffer curve.  Supply side, (pushing out the supply curve by the way).  Trickle down.  Expansion of an economy by eliminating artificial forces.  Etc.

All basic course study.....that Liberals should at a minimum have just a small grasp of.

Is there a point when you will hide your money, ... to avoid taxation ??  Or do you actually pay any tax ??
Why bother trying to generate income, if its only going to be confiscated ??
Why bother working, if someone will just give me what I need ??

Are any of these concepts even remotely thought about by any of you leftists ?

Hahaha CanadianTire is so ignorant, so stupid as to not know the simplest of economics.

Flint, debating is appreciated, trolling isn't. you don't like it when it happens to you either.