All Presidents are figureheads - and increasingly so. Much of the government has a naturally progressive-left-statist DNA (yes, also including IC and Defense), and thus are programmed to move one direction only. Budgets are also mostly on autopilot as well. Huge internal and external interest groups surroun these programs (ie, the deep state) which make change nearly impossible.
My conclusion is that this is all supported by Federal Reserve printed money, massive debt, and now, zero interest rates.
This governance model has also become a global phenomenon.
Nobody imagined then that the amnesty deal under Reagan would result in tons of amnesty and virtually zero border control, but it’s only gotten worse since then.
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Intentionally.
The Bush League Republicans that took over in 1989 decided for us that we were going to become North Mexico.
They knew we would never vote for the New World Order, so they set about to import people who would.
They actively blocked all efforts by the citizens to stop the illegal alien inundation or reduce legal immigration.
They made sure we could only vote for amnesty R or amnesty D.
Until the hostile takeover by Trump, the RNC was working against us in every election.
If we happened to get a candidate not controlled by them, they helped the Democrat win.
Most of the GOP Senators are Bush League Republicans still committed to completing the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA).
He wsasn't close to Reagan by any measure.
Berlin wall and hostages in iran? No? Hmmmm.
They promised President Reagan that they would do border control in return for the amnesty deal.
He took them at their word-big mistake.
They, the establishment, are born liars.
Aside from signing a bill allowing abortion in CA while governor the amnesty bill is the biggest error Reagan made as president.
That particular point was much worse than imagined.
Bill Clinton registers for the draft on September 08, 1964, accepting all contractual conditions of registering for the draft. Given Selective Service Number 3 26 46 228.
Bill Clinton classified 2-S on November 17, 1964.
Bill Clinton reclassified 1-A on March 20, 1968.
Bill Clinton ordered to report for induction on July 28, 1969.
Bill Clinton dishonors order to report and is not inducted into the military.
Bill Clinton reclassified 1-D after enlisting in the United States Army Reserves on August 07,1969 under authority of Col.E.Holmes. Clinton signs enlistment papers and takes oath of enlistment.
Bill Clinton fails to report to his duty station at the University of Arkansas ROTC, September 1969.
Bill Clinton reclassified 1-A on October 30, 1969, as enlistment with Army Reserves is revoked by Colonel E. Holmes and Clinton now AWOL and subject to arrest under Public Law 90-40 (2)(a) 'registrant who has failed to report...remain liable for induction'.
Bill Clinton's birth date lottery number is 311, drawn December 1,1969, but anyone who has already been ordered to report for induction is INELIGIBLE!
Bill Clinton runs for Congress (1974), while a fugitive from justice under Public Law 90-40.
Bill Clinton runs for Arkansas Attorney General (1976), while a fugitive from justice.
Bill Clinton receives pardon on January 21, 1977, from Carter.
Bill Clinton FIRST PARDONED FEDERAL FELON ever to serve as President.
but as long as I can remember, the govt has "reformed" or "fixed" SS by making younger people pay more and work longer....now that I am finally collecting at nearly 66 yrs I guess I'll start getting some back....but the younger workers are burdened already....
Nobody is going to fix the deficit, nobody is going to fix Social Security, and nobody is going to curb inflation. It’s all going to keep going on like this until the whole thing crashes. The best we can hope for is that the crash is something our country can still recover from and that we learn our lesson this time and don’t repeat the same mistakes again.
I’d add a third national crisis, Our Public education system and our college systems are broken.
On the contrary, we have not left the 60s behind, drug abuse, broken families, race relations, pornography, democrat hatred of America, all started in the 60s and continue full speed today.
"Two Ticking Time Bombs that are Buried Seven Paragraphs into this Article"
Given our current course deficit spending and debt growth under the Trump administration will rival the largest increases in history.
We will be worse off when he leaves office than we were when he took office.
Sorry but that is the course we are on and there are no signs that will change.