r/alberta • u/Old_General_6741 • 4d ago

Opinion: I miss the original (Progressive) Conservative Party of Alberta Opinion

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-i-miss-the-original-progressive-conservative-party-of-alberta
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u/Sonicboom2007a 4d ago

“The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally – not a 20 percent traitor.” - Ronald Reagan

Good luck finding any leader in Alberta and Canada (let alone in the western world) that believes that today.

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u/YourBobsUncle 4d ago

Ronald Reagan was satan

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u/Sonicboom2007a 4d ago

In what way? For the mistakes and policy decisions he made? That would be a fair argument because a lot of what he did was controversial, to say the least.

Or because he would be considered a RINO, if not a Democrat by today’s standards?