In The Notes: Ronald Reagan’s Private Collection of Stories and Wisdom, we find the Gipper’s understanding of President Obama’s reelection strategy in light of Republican attempts to hold the line on out-of-control federal spending:
Big difficulty is [in] cutting down gov[ernmen]t expense is the expenses have votes.
[First bracketed word in original.]
ha…great quote Dan. Thanks. Good ol’ Gipper.
Another quote that sums up the Democratic election strategy:
…creating a permanent dependent majority. Something they thought they had accomplished, or was inevitable with the passage of Obamacare. They may yet be right. We will find out.