Trifling with history

The Washington Times ^ | June 12, 2004 | Arnold Beichman

[neverdem]

Among the most ungenerous and uninformed obituary comments about President Reagan, I give the cup to Thomas Cronin, the McHugh Professor of American Institutions at Colorado College. With sneering rhetoric, he is quoted in the New York Times obituary that Americans evaluate the greatness of a president on "criteria that are over and above popularity and re-election," criteria that in Mr. Cronin's opinion President Reagan obviously did not fulfill.

[stands2reason]

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[Military family member]

  Also ignored by Mr. Cronin is that Mr. Reagan inherited from the calamitous Carter administration a recession Reagan policies turned around in two years. As Martin Anderson noted in his book "Revolution," Mr. Reagan presided over the longest economic expansion in American history, an expansion that helped create 16 million new jobs.

Gosh, this disgrees rather strongly with the official White Biography of William Jefferson Clinton. During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history.

[NonValueAdded]

"Did he expand opportunities for all Americans regardless of race, gender or income bracket? It's my view Reagan has not enlarged the equity factor nor the educational opportunities for most Americans."

Well, so much for your view, Cronin. According to The good that Reagan did for black America, minorities fared BETTER than whites in Reagan's economy and in higher education. Is a historian supposed to give us "their view" or to actually look at history and determine the objective truths?

[neverdem]

Thanks for the link.

[hermgem]

And such is that masquerades as Professors.

Or correct me, hides under such title and in fact is a snobbish self appointed elite.

[Fenris6]

"And such is that masquerades as Professors"

I must admit that the title of "professor" has lost much credibility.