Ronald Reagan: Worst President Ever?

there’s a growing realization that the starting point for many of the catastrophes confronting the United States today can be traced to Reagan’s presidency. There’s also a grudging reassessment that the “failed” presidents of the 1970s – Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter – may deserve more credit for trying to grapple with the problems that now beset the country. Full Story »

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Gary Clark
4.6
by Gary Clark - Jun. 6, 2009

The assessment of Reagan's presidency is decidedly critical, but extensively detailed with events to support the negative view. This is a "must read", regardless of your political inclinations.

Reagan's denigration of the poor and minorities, enabling corporate greed, belligerent and often illegal foreign policy, plunging the US into a deep deficit and mentoring the catastrophic Neo-Con movement will not be overlooked in historical perspectives.

“Ironically, George W. Bush has come in for savage criticism, but the Republican leader who inspired Bush’s presidency – Ronald Reagan – remained an honored figure..”

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