Research is our friend:
1.) “Reagan didn’t hold hands with Islamists” : In one of the biggest mistakes of his presidency, Reagan withdrew our forces from Lebanon (300 dead Marines) — an action that emboldened terrorists every where (no hand holding necessary).
2.) “Reagan’s tax cuts were permanent”: Reagan raised taxes three times.
I could go on; however, my point is clear.
President Reagan was a great president — I spent half my time in graduate school defending his decisions. HOWEVER, by the bogus standards established by today’s pseudo-cons, he would have been considered a failure (historical revision nonwithstanding).
You are so correct. If the same standards applied by the “purists” were applied to Ronald Reagan, RR would be called a “flaming liberal” on this board.
I lived, breathed politics during the Reagan years. I remember how many times RR backed away from a fight. I remember even then telling people that the US need to confront Islam.
I remember Amnesty and the fraud that followed. I remember the pork spending that took place.
People on FR excuse RR on deficits because the democrats were in control.
Well, excuse me, as far as GWB was concerned, he never had veto proof majorities and with the “Gang of 14” he too had Democrats effectively in control.
Go read articles by DeLay who said that he perpetually had 35-50 RINOs in the House that would NOT vote for anything GWB sent down.
IN our system the President is very dependent on Congress for budgets. To blame GWB for deficits but forgive RR is historical revisionism
BOTH of them TRIED to cut spending only to be overruled by a spendthrift congress. If you are angry about the spending in the Bush years, a large majority of that blame falls on Congress
Again, we are all humans and not Christ. So, we all will make mistakes. But hold GWB to the same standard as RR and suddenly GWB is a true conservative hero.