That's a tough act to follow. Bush has the potential to come close, but he needs more Republicans in Washington to help carry the water.
No two presidents will ever be great in the same way, or for the same reasons. Events shape them as much as they shape events. If they are men of good character, they will achieve greatness; if not, they will achieve either infamy or obscurity.
You may quote me on that.
Bush is a wanna be, he will never come close to Reagan. My father was one of Reagan's greatest fans. Part of that World War Two generation of unique human beings who survived the world depression and survived the misery of a world war and the Cold War that followed it.
The following generations, including mine, have no clue what they went through and the trial by fire that made them men of steel.
Ironic in a way, my father started to have the serious effects of Alzheimer's as Bush 1 came into office.
He passed away shortly after Reagan announced he had Alzheimer's.
My father thought Reagan was the greatest US president of his lifetime, which included Rosevelt.
I think that I will agree with him on that.