Category: Reagan

  • Of all the Old Forgers, Billy Simpson was the contrarian of the bunch, always disagreeing with everyone of us, it seemed.  Well, for one reason he always – and I mean always – voted Republican.  As for the rest of us, I guess you can figure how we voted. Yet, Billy was a generous guy,…

  • On this the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth, we’re hearing much from conservatives about how he cut taxes as President. In truth, it’s a bunch of bunk. Reagan “raised” taxes 11 times during his Presidency, according no less a conservative than former Sen. Alan Simpson (r-Wyo), who noted Reagan’s understanding that sometimes taxes had…