The Republican Party Used to Be Grand

[Mark B]

The Republican Party used to be grand.

They even called themselves the Grand Old Party which is kind of embarrassing, but it really was a grand party at one time. Sadly, no more.

History of The Republican Party

Two of my favorite presidents were Republicans, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

Neither of those men would have dreamed of making a punch line out of the Federal government like Ronald Reagan did:

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help."


Every time I hear that infamous quip I think of what people all over the world felt when seeing American soldiers who had just freed them from tyranny. It sure wasn't terror of the US government.


I miss the old GOP.