Republicans want to roll back the New Deal ... every vestige of it:

From the Washington Times:

GOP wants to kick FDR off the dime

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A group of Republican congressmen is campaigning to replace Franklin Delano Roosevelt's image on the dime with that of Ronald Reagan.

The Los Angeles Daily News said Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind., introduced the legislation to replace the Democratic architect of the New Deal from all future 10-cent coins.

About 80 lawmakers, all Republicans, have signed as co-sponsors of the Ronald Reagan Dime Act.

But the News said Republicans, perhaps anticipating a strong Democratic reaction, say they would be willing to share the dime. Souder said he'd be open to the idea of rotating images of both Roosevelt and Reagan on the coin.

If it chooses to do so, the U.S. Mint could put Reagan on a coin within months of his death. Reagan is 92 and suffers from Alzheimer's disease.

ANd from the Pasadena (CA) Star News:

... Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind., has proposed the Reagan Dime Act, which according to a Souder spokesman was fueled by Republican outrage at the CBS miniseries "The Reagans.

posted by Quiddity at 12/04/2003 09:11:00 AM