Posted on 05/12/2015 10:23:56 AM PDT by Starman417
One of the most difficult games to play in politics is the notion of what might have been… How might things have been different had JFK not been shot? How might have things have been different had Al Gore won in 2000? How might things have been different had Mitt Romney or John McCain not run inept campaigns against Barack Obama?
We’ll never know what the outcomes might have been because there really is no way to objectively measure that when it comes to policy. Would JFK have scaled up Vietnam the way LBJ did or, if he did, would the Camelot mystique have protected him from the vilification that LBJ endured? Had Al Gore been in office on September 11th would we have invaded Iraq as he was on record believing Saddam had WMDs? We can speculate, but we can’t know.
We can however play the game that compares real data between presidents. And now might be a good time for that given we’ve got a presidential election coming. On the one side are candidates seeking to maintain and further the liberal "successes" of Barack Obama, while on the other are a plethora of candidates seeking to harness the spirit of Ronald Reagan, inspired by his less is more approach to government.
And of course the press provides little actionable information when it comes to whose policies really were / are superior. Witness their crowing about the unemployment rate hitting a seven year low without explaining (or understanding for that matter) the cause, which is certainly not a strong economy, but rather because people are exiting the workforce at a rate not seen since the 1970's.
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Unfortunately, a lot of those deciding who wins in 2016 aren’t working for any of their money.
it doesnt “get” clearer than that!
another graphic might be the number of Jihadist attacks on U.S.Soil?
The problem with many of the obama years numbers is that they are essentially faked as the formulas were wildly changed since the Reagan years. Both inflation and employment numbers are like comparing apple production in the Reagan years and orange production in the obama years.
Also, are the mean income numbers inflation adjusted, because if not, then you’ve got more apples and oranges.
How about a chart that shows the cost of gasoline, hamburger, milk, bread, fertilizer, cars and houses under Reagan and Obama, both inflation and non-inflation adjusted?
Yep. Most of them weren’t around for Reagan or the Cold War, and have no concept why Socialism is a bad idea.
Reagan’s not running.
Jebster will likely be our “choice”.
I choose not to vote for Democrats in R jerseys.
Yep. Most of them weren’t around for Reagan or the Cold War, and have no concept why Socialism is a bad idea.
And so many were dumbed down by our colleges and universities.
Put out a pile of smartphones and EBT cards. “Which would you rather have?”. That’s the real question in 2016.
This is no longer the nation that elected Reagan. We’ll all see.
Student Loan Forgiveness. That’s their ace in the hole. If they are running behind in September you’ll see it front-and-center.
Ugh! We need a candidate who will come in and make a name for himself and surpass Reagan. That’s who I want to vote for. I don’t want to hear the word “Reagan” even once in this next campaign, but I know it’s too much to ask. That whole era was another time, another set of circumstances, and another congress. It doesn’t really matter who’s POTUS, anyway. Congress is our biggest problem now. If they stood firm against the commie Dems and RINOs, we wouldn’t be in such a mess today.
The Democrat nominee has to be held liable for every executive action of the president; will the new president return to the legal path and reverse them?
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