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Happy 100th President Ronald Reagan!

[BliliBoopsy]

Happy birthday to one of the greatest Presidents in the history of this great country. You are sorely missed sir.

[bitymnmictada]

I understand why I like Reagan as a president, but I am curious why today's Republican like him. Based upon his politics, he would never be nominated for any office by today's Republicans.

What are the reasons you like him?

[BliliBoopsy]

Because no matter how you felt about him, you never had to wonder where he stood on any given issue. As for being nominated today, you are probably correct as the Republican party has moved to Left to much.

[perpelverw]

Lol, you think Reagan would be too conservative for today's GOP? That couldn't be farther from the truth, imo.

[bitymnmictada]

Lol, you think Reagan would be too conservative for today's GOP? That couldn't be farther from the truth, imo.

I asked for some facts, not a personal opinion.

How do you suppose Reagan would react to today's Republican as it pertains to his 11th commandment?

He gave America the largest tax increase in history. Do you think that would make him a lot of friends with today's Republicans?
Ever check to see how his position on abortion would go over today with Republicans?
Do you believe for a minute that he would have made an unprovoked attack on Iraq?
How do you suppose he'd feel if he'd watched Republicans not supporting his START treaty?

The facts are simple: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Regan would no longer be allowed to participate in Republican politics. I expect Barry Goldwater would refuse to participate in today's Republican Party.

[BliliBoopsy]

for the Republican party? yes. He would have been more likely to be a leader of the TEA Party movement

[perpelverw]

I agree with you Dick, I was disagreeing with stretch. They'd be labeling him as a RINO nowdays.

[bitymnmictada]

for the Republican party? yes. He would have been more likely to be a leader of the TEA Party movement

Make the case. I'd love to read it. Anything I have read (and lived through) says to me that Ronald Reagan was first & foremost a politician. He knew how to talk to the people.

But his politics were, in the end, fairly liberal, at least by today's measures.

[steevytraunse]

I'd say his lasting legacy is the belief that deficits don't really matter, and that worrying about the national debt is only a political ploy to be used when Democrats are in power.

[elapicearpisp]

How do you suppose he'd feel if he'd watched Republicans not supporting his START treaty?

Are you talking about the current START treaty, where the US must give Russia the serial numbers to the nukes that Great Britain has? If so, I would say he would be against that.

[LypeReexy]

Ah historical revisionism, living on through a man who should have been removed from office when his Alzheimer's was clear.

[bitymnmictada]

Are you talking about the current START treaty, where the US must give Russia the serial numbers to the nukes that Great Britain has? If so, I would say he would be against that.

Why would you say that? Do you know what he did agree to way back then, especially as compared to previous practice?

I didn't think so,

[ManituIKOL]

I understand why I like Reagan as a president, but I am curious why today's Republican like him. Based upon his politics, he would never be nominated for any office by today's Republicans.

What are the reasons you like him?

Politics are situational and change with the times. Today's Democrats would have run FDR out of town on a rail.

[tramadolwithall]

One thing current administration and repubs miss about why Reagan was popular is the interest rates back then. I bought a small business in 1981 and paid 17.25% (which was horrible), but banks were paying 10% on regular savings accounts, and most folks saw their their balances double during that decade.

[thierabess]

One thing current administration and repubs miss about why Reagan was popular is the interest rates back then. I bought a small business in 1981 and paid 17.25% (which was horrible), but banks were paying 10% on regular savings accounts, and most folks saw their their balances double during that decade.

I think your talking about Jimmy Carter, which, who could forget the 444 days America was held hostage by Iran? Further during the Carter years we had 16 percent inflation, 22 percent interest rates, and 70 percent marginal tax rates.

Jimmy Carter served as the thirty-ninth President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. I believe you said you purchased your business in 1981. Yes I agree living through the Carter years was horrible.

[SpecialOFFER]

Ah yes, and the Reagan Memorial is up to 14 Trillion dollars now.
So let's salute the last president who was clearly guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. And who ran the most corrupt administration (since Nixon).

[samanthalueus]

Ah yes, and the Reagan Memorial is up to 14 Trillion dollars now.
So let's salute the last president who was clearly guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. And who ran the most corrupt administration (since Nixon).

Why are you bringing up Clnton in this thread? Totally irrelevant to the thread topic.

[thierabess]

Ah yes, and the Reagan Memorial is up to 14 Trillion dollars now.
So let's salute the last president who was clearly guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. And who ran the most corrupt administration (since Nixon).

I could swear you were talking about Bush, then I thought you liberals say that about all republican presidents.

But here's one of your own.
Jimmy Carter, who could forget the 444 days America was held hostage by Iran? Further during the Carter years we had 16 percent inflation, 22 percent interest rates, and 70 percent marginal tax rates. Good going Jimmy, I can't wait to salute the worst president ever until Obama who are clearly guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors and lets not forget how corrupt they both are.

[Bounce]

Why are you bringing up Clnton in this thread? Totally irrelevant to the thread topic.

Nice try at switching. This, after all, is a thread about Reagan.