nothing communist about having American corportations

He was very slow to see what was happening to the party, and he ended up FAR too aften getting suckered into the issue de jous. He used to analyze the news with a conservative slant. But over the years he digressed, as did most of the media, into getting lost in the trees. He really was slow to see what was happening. Many conservatives have been. Smarter ones left Rush a long time ago. More of a fan of Mark Levin, although he too has gotten lost. But these principled people, grounded in ideology, MANY were taken in by Trump. Trump is grounded in power. Saying what people want to hear. He struck a nerve, no doubt. But he's not the answer. He is though, now the party, and that's sad.

The party of Reagan is now the party of Trump, and the party of Tip O'neil is now the party of Nancy Pelosi.

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Once upon a time, Reagan was the outsider

Apr 1, 2021, 4:23 PM [ in reply to Rush kinda lost me over the years. ]

Republican establishment did not want him either.

Trumps message of bringing manufacturing/jobs back to America, (especially in industries with National Security implications), NATO not paying fair share, America first, pointing out China's danger, secure border, energy independence are messages no one else in the Republican party was saying.

He is flawed in character for certain, but unfortunately, he was the only one that could get those messages across to the GOP leadership - who is still not on board.

GOP better understand, neo-cons are disliked by a lot of people. Trickle down is not what people want to hear. They want to see American jobs, brought back to America, and if the government has to subsidize them to make them profitable, so be it. The fantasy of letting the "free market" determine where companies manufacture goods should be dead.

Any "republican" that voted for Biden, was never a conservative in reality. Sitting at home is one thing, but voting for Biden is anything but conservative and if you don't believe it, watch the next 4 years unfold.

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