"explain why he [Reagan] was more of a conservative than President Bush."
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1400545/posts?page=59#55
FYI
Let's see why we can accuse Ronald Reagan of not being conservative.....he did not abolish any departments (especially Department of Education), the budget deficit increased during his term, he pulled troops out of Lebanon after a terrorist attack (What do you think George W. Bush would have done in this situation?)
My point is that both Reagan and Bush were NOT perfect but they were great leaders. Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War and President Bush is now on pace to crush terrorism. Both HUGE TASKS to accomplish which mere mortals cannot do.
CATO Institute . . . 'nuf said.
In 2001, the President inherited a recessionary economy, and an imploding Stock Market. Soon thereafter, he had to cope with an attack on our own soil and the resulting 'hot' vs 'cold' war . . . Bottomline: The President did what he had to do to keep our country safe and our economy secure.
[Relative to the latter, our economy has recovered beautifully, particularly when compared to comparable countries around the world . . . Why the complaints?!]