U.S. Reps want Reagan on U.S. dime, FDR off!!

[MnFats]

these people are serious!!!
they have nearly 90 supporters in the House!

"Conservative Republicans angry over an unflattering television movie about Ronald Reagan  want to put his image on the dime in place of Democratic icon Franklin Delano Roosevelt . Democrats are just as determined to keep FDR's profile in coin purses.

"If they want to find another way to honor Ronald Reagan, I'm happy to join with them, but leave the dime alone," said Rep. James McGovern (search), D-Mass.
Supporters of the "Ronald Reagan Dime Act" said Roosevelt and his government-expanding New Deal represented decades past, while Reagan's conservative, anti-communist administration ushered in society as it exists today.
Triggering the dispute is a TV movie that depicts a doddering Reagan dominated by his wife, Nancy. The movie is being aired by Showtime after CBS canceled its plans to show it last month in response to pressure by Reagan supporters.
"It's what precipitated me introducing the bill at that time and why it was a lot easier to get a lot of support," said Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,104930,00.html




my god, they really are trying to deify him! pretty soon you will see big posters of him on the walls of public buildings and apartment complexes....spewing helpful catch phrases....Just like Mao or Saddam,

[JailBush]

1. Let's compromise...

let Reagan's likeness trickle down to the penny. Good currency for McJobs; we can call it the Ronald Mcdonald Penny.

[Lorien]

2. I know this is a piddley issue

compared to the many real issues of consequence out there, but we do have to stop this one immeadiatly. This is part of the whole "all dems are evil, let's wipe them off the face of the earth and erase them from history" effort. and we have to put a stop to it NOW, before they feel further encouraged and gain even more traction. Time to push back! :grr:

[tinnypriv]

3. And these jackoffs are complaining the Iraqi Gov Council does fuck all?

Don't they have anything better to do?

[Moderator]

4. Dupe... locking

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