And Reagan did? Oh, right--he signed an Amnesty bill. Something Bush hasn't done, whether you like it or not.
- has failed to restrain spending
And Reagan did?
"While spending grew fastest during the Johnson years, during which the welfare state was greatly expanded (the "Great Society") and an expensive war in Vietnam was pursued, it is interesting to note that spending rose faster under Reagan than under the two presidents who preceded him and who followed him. It was even higher than the average rate of growth (the dashed line in the chart) during the entire 42-year period and has since been eclipsed only by George W. Bush, who like Lyndon Johnson, pursued both an expensive war (Iraq) and a huge expansion of the welfare state (Medicare-financed prescriptions)."
http://www.libertyunbound.com/archive/2004_10/bradford-reagan.html
- has sold out the North Korean people
And what did Reagan do for the NK people?
- is in the process of selling out Israel
And what did Reagan do for Israel?
- has empowered Condi Rice to let Iran off the hook
Yup, Reagan sure showed them Iranians what's what...uh, didn't he?
- sold out Agents Ramos and Compean
By letting our justice system do its job? How awful.
- sought to legalize millions of illegal immigrants
LOL!
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
...and the list goes on and on.
Yeah. I'll bet.
As for Bush's choices for the SCOTUS? Before the BushBot apologists (yeah I'm talkin' to you DarkWolf) start praising Bush for Roberts and Alito, don't forget that Bush tried to sneak the ill-qualified RINO Harriet Myers by the American people and it was only because of conservatives raising holy Hell that he was prevented from doing so.
Yes--but when WE raised a ruckus, he changed his choice, didn't he?
Bush = Alito and Roberts.
Reagan = Scalia (good) Kennedy and O'Connor--WOW!
Now as for "many of the sins" of Ronald Reagan, I don't think there is a conservative American alive that would choose what is going to be the disgraceful and shameful legacy of George W. Bush, over that of our 40th President. Enjoy your BushBot Wheaties w/extra nutty apologies this morning. Whitewash with extra milk.
Blah blah blah bushbot wheaties, blah blah blah...
You REALLY need to do some research before posting this stuff. LOL!
Well Wolf, you sure let your animus for Ronald Reagan slip out there pal. Thanks for putting that on display for us.
DoughtyOne however, took you to the woodshed good and proper, not that it’ll sink into your skull, but nice job D.O.
The ignorance exhibited in this post is simply jawdropping.
Educate yourself.
Kudos!
I will agree that the 1986 immigration “reform” bill signed by Reagan was a disaster.
On the issue of spending during the Reagan years, you forgot he repeatedly asked for a line item veto because he knew the Democrat congress’s spending was wasteful and excessive. He wanted to veto certain wasteful pet projects contained in the spending bills. Yet they were included in the bills he received and for the greater good, he reluctantly signed them. Yes, he could have vetoed them, and probably should have. That would caused a lot of confrontations with congress. Along comes Clinton with a Republican congress who constantly pushed him for a balanced budget amendment and he fought it every step of the way. IN SPITE of Clinton’s antagonisms, spending was held in check by a Republican congress, and now Clinton takes all the credit for their balanced budgets. Clinton had NOTHING to do with the restraint in spending, yet signed the bills presented to him by the Republican congress. It’s a shame memories are so short!