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Is Trump the Second Coming of Reagan?
The New Yorker | May 18, 2018 | Susan B. Glasser

Posted on 05/18/2018 8:32:59 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Link only due to copyright issues: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/is-trump-the-second-coming-of-reagan


TOPICS: Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: korea; mediawingofthednc; newyorker; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; reagan; russia; smearmachine; susanbglasser; thenewyorker; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So far he is much better than Reagan. Ronnie was an idiot when it came to the Mideast, and fell for Jew-hating James Baker’s lies about Israel. He also massively betrayed us on the border.


41 posted on 05/18/2018 11:22:17 AM PDT by montag813
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To: ConservativeMind
He hasn’t outright fired 11,000+ government union workers (air traffic controllers)

No government union has gone on an illegal strike like PATCO did during Reagan. Who is Trump supposed to fire?

He hasn’t developed a major type of beneficial treaty (START)

The NORKs abandoning nuclear weapons is certainly strategic arms reduction. And unlike START it isn't requiring us to reduce our forces

or had years of economic prosperity

The Reagan boom didn't even begin until August 1982. At least you should wait until Trump has been in office for an equal length of time.

or reduced interest rates by many points under great economic conditions

Reagan took office in January 1981- the U.S. Prime Interest Rate was 20.50. When Reagan left office the U.S. Prime Interest Rate was 10.50

Trump took office with the Prime at 4.50. It is currently at 4.75.

When you figure out how the Prime can go down 10% points from here in order to equal the Reagan drop then let us know.

42 posted on 05/18/2018 11:38:16 AM PDT by Pelham (California, a subsidiary of Mexico, Inc.)
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To: Jacquerie

You have to be kidding.

That’s worse than he’s another Reagan.

Washington was a damn sight better in character, and at the time they knew just how great he was and wrote it with HIM in mind.


43 posted on 05/18/2018 1:39:21 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

44 posted on 05/18/2018 1:42:05 PM PDT by ethom
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To: Lakeshark

Bear in mind that Reagan always had to work with Dem majorities. No matter what you think of today’s Rep majorities.


45 posted on 05/18/2018 1:46:48 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Nope.

He is the first coming of Trump.

46 posted on 05/18/2018 2:00:43 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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To: al baby
And part Great Pumpkin

Well, we sure waited long enough.

47 posted on 05/18/2018 2:01:16 PM PDT by Company Man (SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

<>That’s worse than he’s another Reagan.<>


48 posted on 05/18/2018 4:16:07 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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