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If you looked closely, you could see that Bill Clinton really governed like Reagan, after his heath care initiative fiasco. He went over Congresses' head over the government shut down and from then on stayed pretty in tune with public opinion, dealing with Congress with just the right amount of carrot and stick. He wasn't nearly as successful as Reagan because he wasn't as good at it, but he was following the same play book.

Whatever Reagan had is what we need our next president to have. A clear vision of what the country and world should look like, a plan for getting there, and the ability to give and take enough to keep people moving in the right direction. Reagan looked the fool to the Democrats, but by all accounts he worked closely and well with Tip O'Neil. Both got something out of the deal, but Reagan usually came out best.