Obama's First 100 Days

Real Clear Politics by Pat Buchanan | Oct. 27, 2008 (Opinion)

We may be looking at a reverse of 1980, when Reagan won a 10-point victory over Jimmy Carter, and Republicans took the Senate and, working with Boll Weevil Democrats, effective control of the House.

With his tax cuts, defense buildup and rollback policy against the "Evil Empire," Reagan gave us some of the best years of our lives, culminating in America's epochal victory in the Cold War.

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by Valliappa Lakshmanan - Oct. 28, 2008

Lays out the Republican case against progressive policies. But does not acknowledge that it is Republican policies over the last 8 years that have led to this mess. That most deficits over the country's history have been during the last three Republican administrations. That post-war, the country has experienced more growth during Democratic rather than Republican administrations. So, ultimately, this article is an exercise in sloganeering than in persuasion.