BassmanII (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

And yet Reagan won handily over Walter Effing Mondull 49 states to Mondull's one state and D.C.

agsibarani (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Why is it that deficit spending is considered 'liberalism in action' while up to and including the Carter presidency the national debt in % of the GDP has lowered from 90% (Truman) to +/- 30% (Carter). And not be partisan: Nixon & Ford lowered % from 40% to 35%. With the exception of the Clinton presidency, we have only seen (republican) deficit spending during the 80's and 90's.

jd24717 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

And handouts and bailouts? Why, their biggest supporters are none other than Pelosi, Frank, and Reid. Oops on your part. You're attacking straw men. You can't tax your way to prosperity, and you can't pass a law to ban the market.

jd24717 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's a very liberal way of looking at things. Where conservatives ask "What will you do to help economic growth?", you guys ask "How will you run the economy?" See, that's not how it works. The deficits are because of spending, which is either a betrayal of conservatism or liberalism in action. The outsourcing, contrary to how command economies work, is a result of anti-business policies largely implemented by Democratic governors (Michigan...?). Corporate welfare is bs.

spyder130 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Because while he was screwing the 95% over, he was cynically preying on their prejudices through demagoguery over bullshit cultural diversions. The only divorced President in history and a Hollywood elitist posing as a beacon of "traditional family values." Too funny. But enough of those 90% gobbled it up even as they bent over for his Star Wars, his corporate welfare, his record deficits, his gutting of the right to organize, and his Iran Contra. Be proud, Ronnie!

spyder130 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Trickle down fat cats like Hoover, Reagan and Dubya start class wars by running up record deficits, outsourcing jobs, and pumping billions of dollars into corporate welfare, handouts, and bailouts, but the minute somebody stands up and fights back you backward God, Guns, and Gays crowd start crying foul about "class warfare." You can fool some of the people all of the time, and you can fool all of the people some of the time, but eventually enough people wise up. Who won in 1932? 2008?? LOL!!!!

pheil58 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's great Mario...doom and gloom....and class warfare.......Who won in 84? ...I can't remember???....lol

CharvakaJim (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If I recall properly, he was the son of immigrants. With that comes a fervor for Americanism (republicanism if you will, classic liberal philosophy). Cuomo captures it well in his speeches usually.

CharvakaJim (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Because people believe hype/style over substance. Just ask Obama voters....

KabaneTheChristian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I can't believe anyone actually thinks that Cuomo is sane. If Reagan was only pleasing the top 5-10 percent, then why did 58 percent vote for him?