Patti Davis says her father, the late president Ronald Reagan, wouldn’t even be welcomed by today’s Republican Party.
If you’re a Republican, Ronald Reagan is pretty much the closest thing to God on earth. Saint Reagan has, sadly, like the Bible, been cherry picked and used for nefarious purposes (see: Sarah Palin,) but nevertheless, the Gipper’s legacy is strong.
So when Patti Davis, the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan and an avowed liberal says her father, the 40th President of the United States of America, would be “appalled” with today’s Republican presidential candidates, and with the GOP in general, we on the left would hope conservatives would listen.
Sadly, they will not, but we can broadcast her message loud and clear, and we should.
Telling Michelangelo Signorile, Editor-at-Large of Huffington Post Gay Voices today that today’s Republican presidential candidates “are so not like him,” Davis was asked how she felt about Senator Ted Cruz “often positively invoking her father’s name on the campaign trail and during debates.”
“It may be this week he’s doing it more than the others,” Davis told Signorile. “But they all kind of do it. But yet, they are so not like him. My father would be so appalled at what’s going on. He would be so appalled at these candidates. I don’t think he would be a Republican. And if another Ronald Reagan came along right now, I don’t think the Republican Party would accept him.”
Signorile reports that “Davis said her father, who was shot in an attempted assassination by John Hinkley Jr. in 1981, would not be able to imagine today’s gun violence. Davis also noted that in stark contrast to current GOP presidential candidates and most Republican leaders, her mother, Nancy Reagan, was ‘very happy’ about the Supreme Court’s historic decision on marriage equality.”
This should make for interesting Christmas dinner conversation…
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Image, top via Wikimedia
Image, insert via Wikimedia:
1981 Inaugural Family Photo: (standing from left to right) Geoffrey Davis, Dennis Revell, Michael Reagan, Cameron Reagan, President Reagan, Neil Reagan, Dr. Richard Davis, Ron Reagan (sitting from left to right) Anne Davis, Maureen Reagan, Colleen Reagan, Mrs. Reagan, Bess Reagan, Patricia Davis, Patti Davis, Doria Reagan, 1981.