As much as Republicans like to invoke Reagan's legacy it's kind of sad and ironic how much they are shitting all over it. I don't agree with all of his policy decisions, but I respect him as a very capable leader and statesman, and as a much truer champion of conservative ideals than the hypocrites currently serving.
Very true.
Neither Bush was conservative in any sense of the word. They talk the conservative talk, but neither walked the walk. They would have made good democrats in the political climate of about 35+ years ago. War monger, big spender, expander of government control, spin doctor extraordinaire. The demycraps and the publicans have traded places over the last 50 years.
Bush Sr. tried to undo nearly everything Regan did.
Sr. handed down more regulations than any president except Carter.
Carter may have been honest, and had excellent foreign policy, but he was a very weak, very poor domestic president, as was Nixon.
As bad as Bush is, I'm not sure he isn't better than either of the dems who ran against him. Kerry is borderline insane. Gore doesn't care about anything but environmentalism. Gore is also a hypocrite. When he quits flying all over the world in his private jet, when he drives a little dinky sardine can electric car, when he gives up his energy guzzling 15000sq.ft mansion for a "normal" size house, maybe I'll take him seriously...
The opinions on this were as predictable as the sunrise. Classic conservative vs liberal. Democrat vs republican. Most people vote party regardless of the candidate actually running. Most on this board are very liberal. What would you expect? The majority here are educated, urban, and gay.
Regan and the savings and loan scandal? How about Clinton and Whitewater, Enron, Worldcom, Tyco, Adelphia? How about all the money from the tobacco settlement that disappeared? How many lost their life savings or retirement money in that mess? Ask my uncle, or my neighbor.
I don't agree with all of Regan's policies either. I do think he had a good vision of what life should be like in free democratic society.