Riverhead News Review: Editorial: When leaders lead, there’s cause for applause

Editorial: When leaders lead, there’s cause for applause

By Riverhead News-Review

“Government isn’t the solution to the problem, government is the problem.”

So said President Ronald Reagan, a man who could always break serious issues down to a pithy phrase that resonated far beyond his lifetime. But like all pronunciamientos that take on the clothing of absolutes, sometimes the truth is obscured by fancy dressing. Many times, Mr. Reagan’s maxim is true, but just as often, it’s not. Consider the question: How many Libertarians does it take to screw in a light bulb? And the answer: Impossible to say, since due to a lack of building regulations, they keep dying from electrocutions.

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