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Old 11-22-2016, 08:58 PM
 
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Ahh, that dreamy 'arms for hostages' guy.
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Old 11-22-2016, 09:03 PM
 
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30 freaking years ago. For the love of god. Hopefully Trump will finally break this horrible trend of lousy presidencies
Actually, Clinton years seem a lot better than Reagan years.

Here:

Clinton's had lower taxes than Reagan's (despite common belief that Reagan cut taxes):




Clinton's had higher economic growth than Reagan's (despite common belief that Reagan had better economy):

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Old 11-22-2016, 10:17 PM
 
Location: Hyde Park, Los Angeles
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Reagan was a vey good president.
Reaganomics, Iran Contra, 138 of his cabinet members tried for corruption, war on drugs (crack epidemic), etc. He was a good president, alright...
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Old 11-22-2016, 11:09 PM
 
Location: Sector 001
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You could argue we've had nWo puppets since Wilson and the federal reserve act in 1913.

Anyways opinions are like... well you know the saying. I predict trump will be the best president in recent history given what I've seen come out of him the last 5-7 days.
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Old 11-22-2016, 11:14 PM
 
Location: Del Rio, TN
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Yeah lets ignore the nuclear arms race he engaged with the Soviet Union and caused us to start referring to our national debt in the trillions, must've been those "welfare queens" he railed against. Obama was a unifier, Reagan allowed the crack and AIDS epidemics run through our country unabated.
Sorry, but Obama is perhaps the most divisive president in history, as well as a horrible leader. Reagan was the one that FINALLY ended the arms race with the Soviets, by causing their collapse. Granted it took some cash to do that-but to not live under the pall of nuclear devastation is worth a little something, after doing so for 40 years. The crack and AIDS epidemics-had one thing to blame-the people that participated in crack use and unprotected sex, particularly gay sex. Sorry, but the president isn't responsible for what people put in their bodies. Or other people's, for that matter. Or are you saying that Reagan should have been more involved in regulating what people did in their bedrooms?
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Old 11-22-2016, 11:19 PM
 
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Personal life aside (which doesn't matter in regards to job performance), Clinton was a better president then Reagan.
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Old 11-22-2016, 11:24 PM
 
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30 freaking years ago. For the love of god. Hopefully Trump will finally break this horrible trend of lousy presidencies
The media won't lay off on him, they're ride his rear end for 4 years straight, so even if he's good or great, it might SEEM like he was average or worse. 4 years of constant negative stories will just sodomize the brains of most americans, but the proof is in the pudding, unfortunately, if you want to enjoy trump's presidency, you have to stay off the internet and not watch tv, or else you'll be bombarded for 4 straight years that trump is a moron no matter how well he's actually doing.
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Old 11-22-2016, 11:30 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Personal life aside (which doesn't matter in regards to job performance), Clinton was a better president then Reagan.
Yup. Clinton was a better president then Reagan.
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Old 11-22-2016, 11:31 PM
 
Location: Pahoa Hawaii
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Reagan wasn't "great" he was charismatic, big deal, so was Hitler. I thought he was effete and obnoxious.
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Old 11-23-2016, 12:03 AM
 
Location: Midwest City, Oklahoma
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Our last decent president was JFK.
I would probably agree with you. I think Reagan gets far too much credit. He was more a spokesman than a leader. I mean, he didn't create supply-side economics, and he probably knew very little about it, or what it would do in the long-term.

I think he more-or-less let others run everything for him, while he focused on giving good speeches.


If Trump's presidency is successful, it is doubtful it will because of anything that actually came from his own brain. He will just hire good people, and let them more-or-less run things for him. While he acts as an international spokesman/statesman, for America.


If Trump has a knack at anything, it is in reading people. He is good at surrounding himself with good people, and understanding what people want(and want to hear).


Which is part of the reason I knew I would be so disappointed by him. He isn't ideological, he blows with the wind.

His real goal is to go down in the history books. To be admired. He stands for nothing.

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