It would be a fitting tribute, would it not?
In the rush to name things after Ronald Reagan, especially stuff he screwed up (“Ronald Reagan National Airport” after he fired thousands of air traffic controllers and made our airways much less safe), could we not aim for appropriate memorials?
One of Ronald Reagan’s biggest legacies is his multiplying the national debt. Reagan’s supporters want to name a mountain somewhere after him — how about the mountain of debt, which is everywhere?
Artist's conception, Ronald Reagan on Mt. Rushmore - Fred J. Eckert, Eckert/Ambassador Images. Gutzon Borglum, the designer and sculptor for Mt. Rushmore, determined the rock on either side of the current four busts is unsuitable for carving -- Jefferson was moved from Washington's right where it was originally planned because the rock crumbled when carved.
Perhaps we could name it in his honor: The Ronald W. Reagan Memorial National Debt. Just imagine how that would change the tone and direction of discussions on spending and taxes in Washington and the state capitals.
What Republican could possibly vote against the “Ronald W. Reagan Memorial National Debt Ceiling Raising Act?”
Who will start the petition? Maybe Grover Norquist?
More:
- Rep. David Obey had the right idea in 1998
- The Ronald Reagan Building was the most expensive government building ever at the point of its construction — a point rarely mentioned in stories about the building today
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center - most expensive government building ever built
Posted by Ed Darrell 
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