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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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June 08, 2004

As President Bush and some of his campaign surrogates begin rolling out the overt comparisons between him and Ronald Reagan, one important difference they'll try to avoid at the heart of Reagan's appeal was a tangible bipartisanship that leant him support from "Reagan Democrats."

That spirit, being praised by many all week, was very visible throughout the administrations of Reagan, Bush and Clinton. They are painfully absent from President George W. Bush's Administration, and that absence permeates much of President Bush's diplomatic style. If the 60th anniversary of D-Day wasn't a fitting enough reminder that we must meet the world's challenges with our friends, Reagan's life certainly illustrated that.

If President Bush is similar to Ronald Reagan, where are the "Bush Democrats?" If Zell Miller is the shinning example of a "Bush Democrat," then I suppose we ought to make a special denomination of currency to bear Bush's bust for gallantly caring forward Reagan's bipartisan legacy.

There are a few similarities worth pointing out. Both Presidents delivered "trickle down economics" involving tax cuts, and both delivered our nation ballooning deficits that would make even former Gov. Gray Davis blush.

While both Presidents Reagan and Bush deplored "big government," President Bush differs only slightly in that he at least says he hates "big government" while delivering us an era of big government unlike any other.

Both Presidents Reagan and Bush hate the sin, but love the sinners. Their policies of ignoring what a good sex education can prevent compassionately allowed God's will to infect evil-doers with AIDS, thus touching many families and bringing them into the loving arms of the Lord.

Both Presidents Reagan and Bush hated baby killers, but President Bush towers over Ronald Reagan when it comes to the courage to stand up to Satan's minions on this issue. Who can forgive Reagan for appointing that woman to the Supreme Court that turned her back on the Lord? Paul would be rolling in his grave.

Thanks to President Bush's leadership, our nation rejects Satan's secular reason and the witchcraft science of stem cell research. President Bush had the courage Ronald Reagan didn't to tell Nancy Reagan to go twist on a stick when it comes to grinding baby heads into cures for diseases. Sometimes a higher authority has to trump immoral pagan desires for clean living.

Not even the vast armies of Bush Democrats will move President Bush to give in to Nancy's desire for the day the sick and dying are entitled to a Satanic fetus slurpee. Thank Jesus that Bush is different from Reagan in that respect.