Stand For Something, by John Kasich: on Energy & Oil


Ronald Reagan: Nuts to ask Americans to wear sweaters & bike to work

Always, I look at my hero, Ronald Reagan. He was unbelievable, and one of a kind. Character. Principle. Walked the lonely road. Challenged Americans to make their own difference. Recall that when he first came into office he was succeeding a president wh told Americans to beat the gas crisis by riding their bicycles to work, to beat the oil shortage by wearing a sweater. Reagan took one look around and essentially said, "What are you guys, nuts?" Interest rates were out of control. Inflation was at its zenith. So what did he do? He sent Jeanne Kirkpatrick to the United Nations and delivered a powerful message that the rest of the world was not going to kick America around anymore. He cut marginal rates. And he took on the Soviet Union. He called them the "Evil Empire." His advisors said, "Mr. President, that's not good politics. That's not good diplomacy." And Reagan just chuckled and said it anyway.
Source: Stand For Something, by John Kasich, p. 32 May 10, 2006

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