Ronald Reagan was a great example of how to be an effective politician, but his actual policies we're absolutely horrible. You can blame Reagan, but more so all those buisnessman who dictated his campaign, for essentially kickstarting a second gilded age in America, where a very few just get rich and richer and the rest of us struggle to make a basic living. Not only did he greatly increase the national debt, largely through tax cuts and big military spending increases, but he also removed many of the financial industry regulations that we're put in place to avoid the mistakes that led to the great depression, as well as allowing banks to privatize their savings and loan subdivisions (which was previously forbidden to avoid corruption). No surprise that led to many corruption scandals and another stock market crash in '87. Reagen may be hailed as a modern god by the republicans, but the only real legacy I see is the increasing gap between the rich and the poor and the decline of the middle class in favor of the richest and most powerful (who naturally have more money than ever to influence elections) and for giving the impression that ideology is always more important than those dreaded facts.
Though even he raised taxes a few times in his presidiency and occasionally sought comprises from the opposition party. I don't think he'd make it anywhere in today's republican party.
Very well said, Green World! And I wonder if Naples realizes that today's Republican party would not support someone with Reagan's positions.
Sept. 7: Polls Find Hints of Obama Convention Bounce
By NATE SILVER
The three national tracking polls that were published on Friday all moved toward President Obama, probably reflecting momentum from the Democratic convention.
In the Gallup national tracking poll, Mr. Obama moved into a three-point lead over Mitt Romney, up from one point on Thursday.
What’s a bit more worrisome for Mr. Romney is that Gallup’s reporting of the head-to-head results in its poll occurs over a lengthy seven-day window, meaning that only a minority of the interviews in the poll were conducted before the major speeches at the Democratic convention.
In fact, most of the interviews in the poll were conducted just after the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla., a period in which Mr. Romney should have been enjoying a convention bounce of his own.
Gallup’s approval ratings, however, are published over a three-day window, meaning that they will be quicker to respond to shifts in opinion. Mr. Obama’s approval ratings shot up to 52 percent in the version of poll published on Friday, while his disapproval ratings declined to 43 percent. The FiveThirtyEight forecast model does not use approval ratings directly, but this is a sign that there could be more good news for Mr. Obama in the head-to-head portion of the poll in the days ahead.
Most of the interviews were done just after the Republican convention?... Ouch! This is what happens when you have a substance-less convention run by out of touch ideologues.
A fun week in review of the ass-whooping Mitt Romney got (Is this really the Democratic Party?) It's silly and cartoony, so you should appreciate this, Napes:
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Very well said, Green World! And I wonder if Naples realizes that today's Republican party would not support someone with Reagan's positions.
