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To: Texasforever
There are some things you can criticize President Reagan for, but these are not two of them.

Can you name a budget that Reagan signed that did not increase spending.

This isn't fair. All of President Reagan's budgets were gleefully declared Dead On Arrival in Congress. The budgets he signed originated from the Democrat congress. Things could have been different if Bob Dole hadn't been a spineless weasel as Senate Majority & Minority leader.

Can you tell me a law that Reagan got repealed?

Not any off the top of my head, however, he made a good start at it. The total number of Federal regulations went down over his term. He was also able to slash a significant portion of the Internal Revenue Code (the 1982 income tax rate reduction).

For someone working with a hostile Congress and a hostile press for 8 years, and a hostile Senate for 6 years he did a remarkable job.

176 posted on 06/05/2002 12:02:22 AM PDT by altair
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To: altair
Not any off the top of my head, however, he made a good start at it. The total number of Federal regulations went down over his term. He was also able to slash a significant portion of the Internal Revenue Code (the 1982 income tax rate reduction).

And the Bush tax cut also cut marginal rates. There is always that "hostile congress" excuse". Reagan had a GOP senate for at least 4 years. Ronald Reagan was the greatest president in the 20th century. However, he was NOT a hell fire and brimstone conservative. The same ilk that are castigating this president today were saying EXACTLY the same things about Reagan for 8 years.

181 posted on 06/05/2002 12:08:01 AM PDT by Texasforever
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To: altair
For someone working with a hostile Congress and a hostile press for 8 years, and a hostile Senate for 6 years he did a remarkable job

Sort of like GW Bush for the last 17 months huh?

184 posted on 06/05/2002 12:17:46 AM PDT by Texasforever
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