[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by saden1

You're back to ideology and we done beat that horse to death. One would hope you realize however that you're evaluating Reagan not at a specific time frame (i.e. 1981) but for the entire duration of his presidency (see usage of 80s in your numbers) and that you would offer the same courtesy to this new administration. It is not gentlemanly to label him a failure this early.

You are absolutely correct about labeling the Obama Admin. We will not know if it's a success or failure until it's complete and we have a chance to review. However, the policies he's currently pursuing have historically been negative on an economy. I don't have time right now to post multiple links supporting this.

It would be interesting to compare job creation over the entire period of Clinton's presidency to that of Reagan.

This isn't a Reagan vs. Clinton issue. You were challenging Reagan's deficit spending and essentially his economic policies. IMO it isn't a point for debate that Reagan's policies resulted in helping the economy along to a great period of prosperity after the failed Carter Admin.

It's kinda sad though you don't give him any flack for signing the Algiers Accords and "capitulating" and "weakening the U.S."

Reagan had a great deal of time to evaluate and put his stamp on this agreement??? His inauguration was on Jan. 20, 1981. This agreement was primarily brokered by Warren Christopher, Deputy Sec of State under Carter.

Your boy RR helped create Osama Bin Laden but I don't see you mention this information anywhere when you blame Clinton.

funding Bin Laden and other rebel groups fighting the Soviets was part of the strategy that defeated the Soviet Union. (My enemy's enemy is my friend). Once any of these groups turned to terrorism against the U.S. they become our enemy and must be eliminated, Clinton didn't do that.

You're still on that cold war shit, people done moved on brother.

Putin hasn't.

That war has been won long ago and you don't need to be spending 50% of your budget on your military (see F-22 Wasteful).

I've worked in DoD contracting for several years and agree our defense budget can be reduced. However, slashing advanced weapons systems development is a mistake, it is our technology that make us the strongest military the world has ever seen and I go to sleep at night with no fear from invasion or attack by a foreign nation because we have by far the biggest stick.

YouTube - Famous Speeches: A Few Good Men

1:14 - 1:25 LOL

I'm no Zelaya fan but the entire world can't be wrong.

The OAS can be, it's currently a puppet organization controlled by Hugo Chavez.

My father always told me to be honest in my workmanship because not doing so tends yields doggy results.

Your father is a wise man.