I'm a right leaning American, yes
I'm a right leaning American, yes and the United Statss needs a President like him now
I'm a left leaning American, yes
I'm a left leaning American, yes and the United States needs a President like him now
I'm a right leaning American, no
I'm a left leaning American, no
I'm not from America, yes
I'm not from America, no
"The crisis will end when fear changes sides" - Pablo Iglesias Turrión
"Austerity is used as a cover to reconfigure society and increase inequality and injustice." - Jeremy Corbyn
"The crisis will end when fear changes sides" - Pablo Iglesias Turrión
"Austerity is used as a cover to reconfigure society and increase inequality and injustice." - Jeremy Corbyn
Public opinion polls mean very little, especially when it comes to history. I would say that Reagan was the best president in my lifetime. I remember how miserable the Carter days were. Reagan inherited a mess. He had the ability though to talk to the American people and inspire them, both with confidence, humor and policy. His administration turned the economy around, even though congress fought him. He led the country through economic good times and peace. Clinton did much the same and in hindsight, compared to what followed him, my view has changed about his presidency. Clinton's economy was pushed by the internet and computer revolution, even though the bubble burst late in his presidency. He balanced the budget grudgingly at the insistence of Kasich and Gingrich.
Greatest president of all time? Probably not the greatest. Lincoln comes to mind, Washington didn't suck. I don't know much about our first president John Hanson.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury." Attributed to Alexander Tytler
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury." Attributed to Alexander Tytler
Being rich often has little to do with being talented. While being exceptional can make a person rich, the usual method is to be born rich and simply be average, and then stay rich.
Neither he nor his policies did either of those things. Our economy is far far weaker for enacting supply side economics, and no one "won" the Cold War. We are still suffering for having fought it in the first place.
Liberté. Égalité. Fraternité.
In capitalism supply side is the only side. The cold war was over until a very weak administration allowed lesser powers to restart it. Smart foreign policy understands the proper use of power, both politically and economically. The last seven years have been a text book lesson in what not to do with power.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury." Attributed to Alexander Tytler
President Lyndon Baines Johnson...“If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”