tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11073478.post115462701819955236..comments2023-03-24T05:58:58.993-04:00Comments on Canada's John Galt: 25 Years ago today - I became Reagan-phileMitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278208825096999552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11073478.post-1154652730072842432006-08-03T20:52:00.000-04:002006-08-03T20:52:00.000-04:00I was always a conservative. When exactly it beca...I was always a conservative. When exactly it became "cemented" I am not certain. But, know precisely who caused it. It could have been any number of things Barry Goldwater did. Certainly, his Constitutionally motivated opposition to the 1964 Civil Rights Bill would be right up there. <BR/><BR/>He was running for President, and he took a principled stand even though he knew it would damage his chances of election. He was portrayed as a racist. He was anything but.<BR/><BR/>Arguably, Barry Goldwater made it possible for Ronald Reagan to become President.<BR/><BR/>God bless them both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com