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I must
disclose that I was a Reagan Democrat. As a conservative democrat, I
voted for Ronald Reagan. I remain a conservative democrat, often
referred to as a “Republicrat” by people like my father. My father
characterized conservative southern democrats as being a cross between
republicans and democrats. We now refer to Republicrats as "swing
voters." With this in
mind, I simply do not understand the characterization of Ronald Reagan
as one of America's great Presidents. In my mind, any person who
achieves the office of President is special. However, to be great among
the men and women who achieve the office means that person is
exceptional—to be a great President you must distinguish yourself,
stand out from the crowd. Although I respect Mr. Reagan for what he
accomplished in "tearing down that wall,” I do not think that
Ronald Reagan should replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Mr. Reagan
is not a great President. During his administration, we suffered a
depression, a stock market crash resulting in an economic downturn, and
a huge national debt, a debt that cursed the first President Bush. To
add insult to injury, we went through the Iran Contra affair-a
controversy where the President authorized sales of weapons to the
enemy. Iran Contra
is much worse than having an affair with a woman in the White House.
Iran Contra represents selling arms to traitors of democracy, a betrayal
of what our troops fight, and die, for. Despite the Iran Contra affair,
Ronald Reagan made us feel good. He was the great communicator, he was
the quintessential politician. So…was
Ronald Reagan a great President? We will have to let history judge his
conduct as President. Enough said...
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