Have to disagree with you on that one, FRiend. Reagan was the best POTUS ever. <<
I have to agree with Impy on this one.
No doubt Reagan was the greatest President of my lifetime, but Coolidge was the best President of the 20th century, hands down. Reagan was a terrific champion for conservative values but he made some mistakes like buying into the Democrats 1986 "one time only amnesty that will secure the border" BS, created another mammoth federal agency (Dept. of Veterans Affairs), and signed bills that had too much wasteful spending, ultimately growing the federal government after 8 years.
Coolidge was almost an excellent champion of conservative values (sadly forgotten by history), but didn't have those negatives in his presidency. Coolidge closed the immigration floodgates with the Immigration Act of 1924, and during his Presidency from 1923-1929, he greatly reduced the size and scope of the federal government. Federal spending remained flat during Coolidge's administration, allowing one-fourth of the federal debt to be retired. The Revenue Act of 1924 reduced income tax rates and eliminated all income taxation for some two million people. Coolidge also represents a now long forgotten time (even during Reagan's day) where the President and the executive branch saw their role as executing the laws of the land, not making them. Coolidge said it his job first and foremost to use his veto to stop bad legislation from becoming law, not to lobby for new federal laws.
A model conservative. Reagan based many of his policies on Coolidge, but was never able to go far enough (partly because the RATs controlled the House in the 80s and partly because Reagan bought into too many broken promises from Congress)
All valid points, BB.
I’ll just say this: I would gay marry Ronald Reagan.
Don’t forget that Reagan won the Cold War, which would still be going if he hadn’t been elected, given his successors.
Reasonable minds can disagree on this one.
Reagan certainly had more significant accomplishments but that isn’t what I was basing it on.
Every President since Coolidge, other than Reagan, has been a wanker. Ike, a moderate Republican, is the next best/least wankerish, that says a lot. Hoover, Nixon, Ford and the Bushes, yikes. In that group POPPY Bush seems to look good, that’s just sad.
” Coolidge was almost an excellent champion of conservative values (sadly forgotten by history), but didn’t have those negatives in his presidency. Coolidge closed the immigration floodgates with the Immigration Act of 1924, and during his Presidency from 1923-1929, he greatly reduced the size and scope of the federal government. Federal spending remained flat during Coolidge’s administration, allowing one-fourth of the federal debt to be retired. The Revenue Act of 1924 reduced income tax rates and eliminated all income taxation for some two million people. Coolidge also represents a now long forgotten time (even during Reagan’s day) where the President and the executive branch saw their role as executing the laws of the land, not making them. Coolidge said it his job first and foremost to use his veto to stop bad legislation from becoming law, not to lobby for new federal laws. “
I agree with all of this. Reagan’s biggest mistake was the 1986 amnesty.