Lost in OK

I just found this great Reagan speech quote. Why can’t the Republicans understand that it is this vision, and this vision alone, that should separate them from the Democrats??? Why must they consistently put forth compromise slime and good-old-boy socialists as candidates when all they need to win is one man who can say and believe this:

From his first appearance on the national political scene in 1964, he spoke for the values he set forth in his nationally televised speech just before that election:

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One of America’s greatest leaders and the only Republican in recent history that I would have voted for, Ronald Reagan died today at the age of 93. Your wisdom and political astuteness will and has already been missed.

Checked the Mini website today. Dominique’s status has been changed from “On Order” to “Scheduled for Production” which apparently means that she is lined up for production or that she’s already in the factory. You can’t really tell. I’ll give the dealership a call to see if they can give me a more exact production date.

[Listening to: You Never Even Call Me By My Name - Steve Goodman - Artistic Hair (04:05)]
Mini Cooper Status: Scheduled for Production

With all the bad news talk that becomes the norm during an election cycle, and from most politico’s all the time, Ronald Bailey has posted the following good news items on Reason’s web site:

Pollution Down: Toxic chemicals released into the air in the United States are down by 20 percent between 1998 and 2001, according to the latest report of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation.

Cancer Down: The National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society released a report that finds “overall observed cancer incidence rates dropped 0.5 percent per year from 1991 to 2001, while death rates from all cancers combined dropped 1.1 percent per year from 1993 to 2001.”

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