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Tex may have left here for the night -- so here's his post to a similar poster who shares your opinion of President Bush as compared to President Reagan.

To: Cobra64

Lets talk about Reagan vs. Bush. The easiest way is to name those things that Reagan accomplished that Bush hasn’t.

Reagan signed the first handgun control bill in California history; Bush has signed no anti-gun laws in his political career.

Reagan signed the first Gay-rights legislation in California; Bush has never signed any gay rights legislation.

Reagan broke his promise never to raise taxes with his “revenue enhancement” programs along with the largest FICA increase in history. Bush hasn’t raised taxes in any way .

Reagan cut and run in Lebanon after the first taking of casualties. Bush has stayed the course and held to his promise not to back down.

Reagan appointed 3 liberals and one conservative to the Supreme Court. Bush hass appointed 2 Conservatives and numerous lower court Conservatives.

Reagan talked a good game on abortion but Bush pushed for and got the late term abortion ban passed.

Reagan left office and immediately endorsed the Brady Bill in his first public appearance as an ex-president.

The myth of Reagan is exactly that. A myth. He was a great president because he could say the right things at the right time to make the country feel better. It is beyond dispute that Reagan beats Bush hands down when it comes to communication BUT Bush beats Reagan in every conservative category anyone cares to offer.

541 posted on 05/08/2006 11:39:40 PM CDT by Texasforever (I have neither been there nor done that.)

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Two questions, compare the tax rates at the beginning and end of both Reagans and Bushes terms. Reagans drop HUGELY, Bushs right now are looking like they will expire. Even if they are permanent Reagans overall tax cut and increase are larger than Bushs, and he did it with a democratic opposition in congress.

Reagan left Lebanon after killing a bunch of muslims who attacked us. What was he going to do invade during a civil war? Bush has allowed Bin Laden to live in Pakistan, and is encouraging an invasion of the US on the border.

Bush also said he'd sign the assault weapons ban, thank the republican house for that.

I think discriminating against somebody for being gay is pretty bad, but marriage isn't a right. Bush uses the gay issue to scare evangelicals to the polls, he hasn't made any difference.

We aren't sure about Bushes picks but Reagan had a bad senate. Either way Reagan failed here.

If Bush were half the president Reagan was, I'd piss my pants in happiness. Instead I'm hoping Bush becomes a lame duck early so he doesn't ruin the nation permanently with an invasion of illegals.

Yes, onyx, I'm aware that the liberal elitists in the party absolutely hated Ronald Reagan and were mortified when he won the nomination. They even tried to establish a co-presidency where he would have had to share his duties with Rockefeller, leaving Reagan only in charge of the Interior and the bureau of Indian Affairs if anything. They hated Reagan then and they hate him now. I'm not surprised you or texasforever or any other liberals in the party would put together a post trashing Reagan.