Nancy Reagan opposes replacing FDR with Reagan on dimes

SFGate.com ^ | 12/5/03 | AP

[CoolGuyVic]

Nancy Reagan voiced her opposition Friday to an attempt by Republican lawmakers to put Ronald Reagan's likeness on the dime in place of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

"While I can understand the intentions of those seeking to place my husband's face on the dime, I do not support this proposal and I am certain Ronnie would not," the former first lady said in a statement released Friday.

[CoolGuyVic]

Reagan should be honored, but this is waste of time and money.

[Dog Gone]

Hold out for the dollar coin, Nancy.

[Az Joe]

Someone once said that the greatest monument to Reagan was what wasn't there.

Such as the Berlin Wall, the Soviet Union and the Cold War.

[tet68]

I'd rather see it on the $ 100 bill.
Maybe I could start a collection.

[VOA]

Nancy Reagan opposes replacing FDR with Reagan on dimes

Amen, First Lady.

Reagan is in the hearts of his fellow citizens, along with the other great ones.

[GetUsOutOfTheUnitedNations]

Reagan should be honored, but this is waste of time and money.

actually it would not be a waste of money. For Example, the new state quarters are a money maker for the Feds. There are so many people collecting them and taking them out of circulation it only helps diminish the money supply.

I heard it costs about 2.5 cents per coin to mint. Looks like a good idea to me

[Cagey]

Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind., introduced the "Ronald Reagan Dime Act," in response to a TV movie depicting a doddering Reagan dominated by his wife. The movie is being aired on Showtime after CBS canceled its plans to air it last month, bowing to pressure from Reagan supporters.

I'll start by saying there is no President I respect more than Ronald Reagan. That said, I wish congressmen like Souder would spend their time in Washington doing the people's work instead of trying to get their names in the papers.

[Blue_Ridge_Mtn_Geek]

For the moment, I agree with Reagan's wife - - - as long as dimes, and other standard coins, have nil intrinsic value, let them leave "private gold confiscator" Roosevelt on the dime, and other presidents from the post gold-standard era on the coins. In fact, taking Washington off the quarter and putting "close-the-gold-window" Nixon, or "eliminate-silver-coinage" LBJ on would be an appropriate adjustment towards the reality of our currency: totally fiat money. Leave "Fiat Green Back" Lincoln on the nearly-worthless penny; that is fitting. Perhaps we can replace Kennedy on the half dollar and Eisenhower on the dollar with the "real powers" behind the currencey, say Paul Volcker on the half and Alan Greenspan on the dollar.

Any candidates to replace Jeffeson on the nickle? How about Willie Jeff Clinton - - and simultaneously revalue it to 3c and make it out of pinewood?

[JennysCool]

Nancy's right.

What's wrong with inaugurating a new paper currency for RR? With everything these days being $19.99 plus tax, a $25 bill might not be a bad idea. Just a thought.

[F16Fighter]

I nominate Bubba Clinton's likeness on a proposed newly minted three-dollar bill...

[krb]

Yep. George Will in his interview in the PBS Reagan biography:

"If you seek his monument, look for what we don't see," George Will added eloquently. "We don't see the Berlin Wall. We don't see 'the iron curtain from Stetin to Trieste. '"

[pageonetoo]

"I'd rather see it on the $ 100 bill. "

I'd rather see it on the $1000. bill, returned to circulation,because a hundred ain't worth much any more. Pocket change...

[tet68]

Send your unwanted $100 bills to

Tet68
care of this station.

[Rodney King]

They should put him on the five instead of lincoln.

[Smile-n-Win]

"When our country chooses to honor a great President such as Franklin Roosevelt by placing his likeness on our currency, it would be wrong to remove him and replace him with another," she said.

There is absolutely no reason to honor the man responsible for prolonging the Great Depression and for letting Stalin have Eastern Europe. It would be perfectly proper to replace him with the man who brought America's economic strength back and defeated Stalin's legacy.

[Hank Rearden]

That's fine. I still want that a$$h%%# FDR the hell out of my pocket.

[Texas Eagle]

I don't really want Reagan's picture on the dime as some sort of honor. I want it on there because I know how much it will bug left-wing wacko Liberals.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

"While I can understand the intentions of those seeking to place my husband's face on the dime, I do not support this proposal and I am certain Ronnie would not," the former first lady said in a statement released Friday.

I agree with her. I love Reagan but I am against presidents living or dead being on our currency. It smacks a little too much of leader worship.

America has been blessed with some great leaders but they pale in comparison with the great system of government that America has which starts with the Constitution it's self and has created a worldview that is unique in the world. Great leaders are over rated because they grow old and die. Their greatness fades to become the stuff of stories of the good old days.

But here you have a system that is not designed to work with "Great Leaders" but is designed to withstand poor ones as well. I don't think most people have any idea how very singular this is. I tip my hat to great leaders. I stand in awe of those who create great systems and those who keep them running.

[ml/nj]

They should put him on the five instead of lincoln.

Amen.

ML/NJ

[Az Joe]

That's right. I remember seeing him say it. Drives the Rats nuts.