To: Fury
"I consider Ronald Reagan one of the great Presidents of the 20th century and in the top 7 of all time"
From an economic standpoint, he is the greatest in the history of the United States. The DJIA when he took office was around 800. When he left office 8 years later, it was over 10,000. If David Stockman hadn't gone drinking with a reporter, it would have been well over 15,000.
38 posted on
07/17/2006 6:44:04 AM PDT by
Dixie Yooper
(Ephesians 6:11)
To: Dixie Yooper
The DJIA when he took office was around 800. When he left office 8 years later, it was over 10,000.The DJIA didn't hit 10,000 until March 19, 1999.
3 days into Bush I's term (Jan 24, 1989), the DJIA hit 2,256.
55 posted on
07/17/2006 10:34:19 AM PDT by
krb
(If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
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