Unintended Consequences
The Aftermath that the Teacher Never Taught
Rise of the Right
The Rise of the Right allowed for 12 years of Republican Presidency after Carter.
The New Right, God-fathered by Richard. A. Viguerie, said in 2006,"It was a big part of our agenda. If there was only one issue more than any other that gave impetus and unity to the conservative movement, it was the Panama Canal Issue." Paul Laxalt (Reagan's closest ally) said, "This is the best political issue that could be handed to a party in recent years. Conservatives will control the party as a result of the Panama Canal. Its like manna from heaven. I can't think of any other issue that better unites grass roots conservatives than the canal." |
Gary Jarmin, legislative director of American Conservative Union said, "Conservatives see this as a great opportunity to take control of the Republican Party. We should control it because we are the dominant element of the party and without it would die." |
"Conservatives came to power in the United States for a whole variety of reasons...was really the generous decision by the four presidents who preceded Reagan to give up the Panama Canal..." - Adam Clymer- NYTimes Washington Correspondent
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Partisanship in Current Politics
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