Former Oklahoma Governor and White House staffer Frank Keating
asks the singular (though hardly unique) question about the now-deceased
Republican Messiah and standard-bearer: “What Would Reagan Do?” My answer: who
cares? Reagan is dead, and the Republican Party may join the Gipper as a stodgy
relic of self-pitying nostalgia without a better guide for future policies.
Keating and his Reagan-maniacs should read conservative Washington
Post blogger Jennifer Rubin’s upbeat column: “Tear Down this Icon,” in which
she exhorts conservatives to renounce their faith in the conservative
ideologue.
It’s one thing to draw inspiration from past examples. It’s quite
another to relive the words and deeds of the dearly departed. Such zombie-like
politics cannot resurrection a badly bruised political brand in our currently corrosive,
divisive national politics. Instead of rallying around the 40th President’s tired legacy,
Republican leaders need to recognize current political challenges and outline
future aspirations for this country.
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