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Whether he's the Gipper or a miscast actor, it all comes down to what you know about what he's up to
In the current world of politics, a criterion
for determining the distinction between
liberals and conservatives has recently
emerged. It all comes down to an individu
al's opinion on our man in the Oval Office,
Ronald W. Reagan.
If you are in love with the Gipper, and you
think that he is the greatest thing to happen
to the presidency since Richard Nixon, then
you are a conservative and probably very
proud of it. On the other hand, if you think
that the country would be much better off if
Ronnie had remained in Hollywood making
"Bonzo" sequels, then you must be one of
those liberals.
Unfortunately, this criterion, though
widely-used, is not at all valid. It's actually
just a matter of who is aware of what
Reagan has been doing and who isn't. If
everyone really knew and actually thought
about what Reagan has been doing, then all
liberals and conservatives would be united
in their opposition to his handling of the
presidency.
Of course, there have been the widely
publicized mistakes, such as vowing not to
bargain with terrorists while secretly sell
ing arms to Iran (a crime for which the
Reagan administration is currently impos
ing sanctions on China). However, there
have also been other gems in Reagan's
presidential policies that slipped by without
receiving as much media attention.
For instance, Reagan has been stretching
the assigned function of the executive
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branch to include interpreting the law as
well as enforcing it. In fact, he even has a
staff of lawyers whose function is to write
legal opinions reinterpreting congressional
legislation so that Reagan can use it as a
basis for his actions.
In the past, these lawyers have deter
mined that the law limiting the amount of
aid that the administration could give to the
Contras did not apply to the National Securi
ty Council. Now, they are reinterpreting the
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty so that it will
allow testing of "Star Wars" weapons.
The people who drafted this treaty are
still around, and they insist that it was
intended to restrict that sort of testing
explicitly, but Reagan and his lawyers seem
to feel that they know what the intent of the
treaty really was.
Last year, despite a presidential veto,
Congress passed a law that forced the
Reagan administration to impose economic
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situation t hadn't changed, the president was
required t. 3 recommend new sanctions cha
sen from ;1 list specified by the law.
Now th it the year is up, the administra
tion has decided this law is not binding on
Reagan hi ?cause it doesn't include specific
penalties for Reagan not imposing new
sanctions . In other words, our president
doesn't feE.el that he has to obey the law
unless he will be punished for disobeying.
There am probably many pre-schoolers
who can r gree with that attitude.
In a ch . ,: ;sic example of using the law for
convenieu ce, Reagan's State Department
recently declared itself to be a "foreign
mission." This was done so that a law which
prohibits 9 emonstrations within 500 feet of a
foreign err ibassy, mission or ambassador's
house could be used to prevent protestors
from dis turbing Soviet foreign minister,
Edward A . Shevardnaze during his visit.
Shevardn a ze must have felt right at home
since sim it ar restrictions are used for simi
lar reason: in Moscow.
When R e .agan doesn't get his way, he does
not graciocisly admit defeat, nor does he
work tower rd a solution using the time-hon
ored tech r iiques of political compromise.
Instead, lie prefers to simply insult his
oppositior .
With the, Bork nomination doomed to
failure, a s.i liking Reagan made disparaging
remarks i r. which he questioned the intelli
gence of those members of the Senate
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Judiciary Committee who opposed Bork.
Anyone who read the New York Times
column, written by Sen. Arlen Specter, enti
tled "Why I Voted Against Bork" can see
that his decision was based on a remarkably
intelligent, logical thought process that was
not influenced by the clamor of the anti-
Bork groups.
Reagan's crack about intelligence was
specifically intended for Sen. Terry San
ford, a man who has a law degree from the
University of North Carolina and was presi
dent of Duke University for 15 years. Rea
gan, in comparision, graduated with a B.A.
in economics from Eureka University in
Illinois where he maintained a C average.
He has admitted that all he really wanted
from school was a diploma and has even
been quoted as saying that, "There wasn't a
chance in the world that the actual subject
matter would 3 :,e important to me." Based
on this academic background, it is obvious
that Reagan is extremely well-qualified to
evaluate the intelligence of his opponents in
Washington.
His latest fiasco was last Thursday's
press conference. After seven months of
getting Reagan's commehts in the form of
one-liners shouted while he was boarding
his helicopter, the press was finally able to
ask the president some detailed questions.
Unfortunately, there were no detailed an
swers.
Under repeated questioning, all Reagan
would say was that he wasn't going to say if
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he would be considering increased taxes
while discussing the budget with Congress.
One thing he was quick to point out, though,
was that Maynard Keynes, celebrated eco
nomic theorist, did not have a degree in
economics.
After 30 minutes, Reagan refused to take
any more questions, and the American
public, on the verge of panic after a devast
ing stock market crash, was left thinking,
"Huh? . . . What was that?"
In all fairness, Reagan is good at some
thing. The man delivers great, stirring,
emotion-filled speeches. In fact, Reagan
was persuaded to enter politics after his
last-minute endorsement speech for Barry
Goldwater brought in over one million dol
lars in contributions to the campaign.
But, speeches are merely performances,
and Reagan performs well because (to
quote "Doonesbury" ) he is "every bit as
good a politician as he was an actor."
Unfortunately, that might be the only qual
ity that a candidate needs for an election
victory.
However, regardless of whether you are a
liberal or a conservative, you have to admit
that, to handle the responsibilities of the
office, a president needs to have a little bit
more.
Eric Bokelberg is a senior majoring in
mechanical engineering and is a columnist
for The Daily Collegian. His column ap
pears every other Wednesday.
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