The Notes

Last February 6, the United States Postal Service commemorated the centennial of President Ronald Reagan's birth with a "forever postage stamp." 

The centennial was also celebrated at the Reagan Library with the release of the book Ronald Reagan - The Notes, a published collection of the 4 x 6 note cards of quotes and one liners Reagan used over the years as GE spokesman, California Governor and President.

I was the first to check the book out at the West Tisbury Public Library where it has been gathering dust since going into circulation last spring.

Given our current President's recent penchant for quoting Reagan, I thought I'd suggest a few more for him to consider:

"When government doesn't know what to do, it tries to do everything."

"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy.  Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."

"We will never get anywhere with our finances till we pass a law saying that every time we appropriate something we got (sic) to pass another bill along with it stating where the money is coming from."

"I place economy among the 1st and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared."

"Every time the government shifts to the left the decimal point in taxes shifts to the right."

"Strike for the jugular.  Reduce taxes and spending.  Keep government poor and remain free."

"Some people are so addicted to exaggeration they can't tell the truth without lying."

That last one reminds me of this quote below from then Senator Obama in 2006:

"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure,” he said. “It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. … Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here.’ Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.”