Ronald Reagan actually said...

This weapon was particularly designed to offset the great superiority that the Soviet Union has on the western front against the NATO nations.

Remarks on Signing the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, and a Question-...

08/12/1981

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

I will—without reservation—do what has to be done to control spending.

Enactment of the pending Conference Report on revenue and reconciliation is a price worth paying for lower interest rates, economic recovery...

I assure you that the Administration will not relax one bit in our continued pursuit of spending cuts.

I think it is, pretty much, an election-year reaction.