It’s almost as if President Reagan, nearly 40 years ago, anticipated a day when his party might abandon values and principles in a desperate bid to cling to power.
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The concept marquee names, history-rich backdrop is a throwback to a time when politics involved ideas and philosophies and wasn’t just about riling “the base” or “owning” the opposition. The program also gives Republicans a chance to paint their visions while wrapping themselves in the mantle of one of the GOP’s most beloved and sainted figures.
But the title is something of a misnomer. Many Republicans have already chosen: It’s Donald Trump’s party and will remain so until and unless someone pries it from his fisted fingers.
Of those invited, the first to appear, former House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, is one of the few who dare openly suggest Republicans ditch the retread who not only cost them the White House but control of the House and Senate a losing trifecta unmatched in a single term by any president since 1932. Ryan’s reward was a nasty-gram from Mar-a-Lago.
Opening soon, by date
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
The Old Globe theater in San Diego’s Balboa Park will resume outdoor presentations Friday, with full-scale indoor productions to follow in fall.
Yosemite National Park’s Wawona Hotel is projected to open June 10 after a long closure to upgrade its electrical system.
Disney Hall in downtown L.A. reopens June 26 with a free concert by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for invited guests and ticket giveaway winners. (The giveaway tickets are only open to people who have been vaccinated.)
The Exploratorium on San Francisco’s Embarcadero reopens July 1.
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Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, an open-air venue in Topanga Canyon, will present a summer season of three plays July 10 through Nov. 7, including “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Julius Caesar.” Ticket sales began June 1. The venue is also presenting an afternoon concert by singer-songwriter Inara George on June 6.
<p><span><img width="350" height="219" src="/media/5935633/ap 895957765219 350x219.jpg" alt="Paul Ryan John Boehner with Nancy Pelosi" class="ImageFloatLeft"/>A political analyst says Paul Ryan (R-WI) has no business criticizing Donald Trump's accomplishments.</span></p>