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* Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) was the original sponsor of the “kick Cook County out of Illinois” bill and is a member of the Illinois Freedom Caucus, which is a bitter enemy of House Republican Leader Tony McCombie. Halbrook spoke on the floor today to celebrate Ronald Reagan’s birthday. It was quite something…
Reagan had a rare gift. He brought people together. He knew that unity, not division, was a key to lasting change. There was his famous 80/20 rule that comes into play. Reagan once said, ‘The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally, not a 20 percent traitor.’ In today’s political climate, we would do well to remember his wisdom.
He knew that conservatives, while sometimes differing in approach, must understand together in pursuit of shared values. He didn’t demand perfection. He sought progress. Reagan’s ability to unite people was evident in his landslide victories, his ability to work across the aisle and his unwavering belief in the American people. He didn’t dwell on what divided us, he focused on what could bring us together.
That was either a complete surrender announcement or one of the most self-unaware floor speeches I have heard in 35 years of doing this.
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:39 pm
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I’m going with self-unaware.
Comment by King Louis XVI Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:44 pm
I vote for…”the most self-unaware floor speeches I have heard in 35 years of doing this.”
Maybe he bumped his head before the speech or something?
Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:45 pm
Well, My vote is he is very self-aware of what he said - self being the operative word.
From his perspective, he’s the 20 percent everyone else should want to be an 80 percent ally of.
Comment by TheInvisibleMan Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:45 pm
JS + 1
Comment by Norseman Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:48 pm
I’m sure he thinks HE is the reasonable one and it’s everyone else that needs to treat him better.
Comment by Perrid Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:48 pm
Going to agree with JS on this.
He likely thinks that the 80/20 rule means yo have to agree 100% with him.
Comment by OneMan Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:49 pm
President Reagan would be a RINO by today’s MAGA standards.
Comment by ModerateGOP Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:51 pm
Why is it that whenever Republicans wax poetically about St. Ronnie of Reagan they omit he signed, what was at the time, the largest tax increase in U.S. history?
Comment by Flyin'Elvis'-Utah Chapter Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:54 pm
Just wait til he sees what Reagan said about immigration.
Comment by Squib Kick Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:55 pm
We should give him some quotes from Reagan on immigration. He’d think it was AOC speaking.
Comment by Telly Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:56 pm
Just wait to see what Reagan said about Russia.
Comment by Just Me 2 Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 12:57 pm
=He knew that conservatives, while sometimes differing in approach, must understand together in pursuit of shared values=
“which is a bitter enemy of House Republican Leader Tony McCombie”
Perhaps he does not consider McCombie a Conservative.
Comment by Donnie Elgin Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 1:01 pm
My money is on him not actually understanding percentages.
Comment by Excitable Boy Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 1:08 pm
I vote for self-unaware.
Comment by Facts Matter Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 1:10 pm
==President Reagan would be a RINO by today’s MAGA standards.==
Counterpoint: there’s a pretty clear and direct line from his pronouncement that “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help” and the current views, policies, and goals of the Freedom Caucus, MAGA, and DOGE.
Comment by Anon324 Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 1:20 pm
=Perhaps he does not consider McCombie a Conservative.=
Regan’s original quote made no mention of conservatives. He was only referring to “persons.” I don’t know if Halbrook sees McCombie as a person.
Comment by Pundent Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 1:21 pm
“And now back to regular programming” said the Freedom Caucus.
Comment by Colin O'Scopy Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 1:28 pm
This is notice that they’ve agreed to disagree 20% of the time.
Comment by Hopeful Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 1:51 pm
Shiny new nickel to the first Capt Fax’er crew who dials up his office to ask if he support what he just said …. an reports back here. Ready, set, go.
Comment by Annonin' Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 2:01 pm
If Reagan were running today, he’d be primaried by Bailey and sued by DeVore for not being Republican enough.
Comment by JSI Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 2:10 pm
I have what I think is a serious question: what does the Freedom Caucus and m.a.g.a. people really want? Republicans used to stand for less taxes, smaller government, less regulation, pro-business before all of the social issues took root. If someone can articulate, in 3-4 bullet points what these people stand for that the GOP fails at, please let me know. Because, as John Mellancamp told me once, if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.
Comment by Colin O'Scopy Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 2:17 pm
With apologies to Gil Scott-Heron,
“Ronald Reagan ain’t nuttin’ but the name of an airport, now.”
Comment by Apologies Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 2:21 pm
= what does the Freedom Caucus and m.a.g.a. people really want?=
Staying Illinois Centric for my whataboutism - the same could be said for folks like Mayor Brandon Johnson and CTU Stacy Gates, and
Thorton Township Supervisor - chaos is a
bi-partisan commodity
Comment by Donnie Elgin Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 2:32 pm
Mr. O’Scopy,
The central plank of the Freedom Caucus platform is the right to remove from existence by any means anyone or anything they disagree with for any reason at any moment.
Comment by Squib Kick Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 2:49 pm
When the Challenger exploded I don’t recall Raygun talking about the DEI hire on the shuttle.
Comment by Jerry Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 2:55 pm
Boy, wait until Brad Holbrook finds out what that guy said on the floor while claiming to be him. He’s going to try and push that guy out of the party and definitely can him from the Freedom Caucus.
Comment by New Day Thursday, Feb 6, 25 @ 2:56 pm