I know all about "fixer-uppers" and they are a lot of work, but SO worth it in the end. The sweat equity is huge, and difficult to discount. Good luck with that.
On Reagan...
Reagan made his case clearly and in a language anyone could understand. Looking back now, from the age of television graphics and CGI, his charts and graphs on easels and his wooden pointers seem childish and quaint... but they got the message to America in a manner that is difficult to argue against. Reagan's message did tend to get lost in all the compromises he kept making with Congress... his initial tax cuts were watered down by 40% by the end of his second term, and capital gains was back to over 38%. He never did balance anything, let alone a budget... and his deficits took us from being the biggest lender to the biggest debtor on the earth. He did deliver on his promise to return America's pride, though... and that is tough to marginalize.
I'm not sure of the election results, though. Yes, huge margins... no question. However, he was running against a failed President in '80 and the only man that could be described as "worse than Carter" in '84. Dukakis did much better against Bush Sr.... and Clinton cleaned the floor with Bush and Perot in '92. I can't credit either Dukakis or Clinton with a stronger message, so some other factor must enter in.
On Robert's decision...
For once, I'd have to say that Levin got this one right. This is a big deal only as long as we make it a big deal. Justice Roberts made a bad call, but it isn't the end of the world. Let's face it, this isn't even close to the worst decision to come down from the bench... this is NOT Dred Scott v Sanford or Korematsu v United States. This is noting more than another hurdle in the conservative agenda.
Hell, Obama has already set precedent by officially ignoring established Federal law... why can't the next GOP President do the same to Obamacare?
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