The REAL misery index hit record levels with the Peanut Man. It was the inflation rate, prime rate, and unemployment rate. It was between 40% and 45% towards the end of his term. I doubt the country could have withstood another 4 years of him.
excellent article about the real "Manchurian Candidate".
The sad part is that the losers at DU CONTINUE to think that this guy was a better president than Reagan.