Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Jim - you had a fair point. What made me laugh is how the republicans used Born in the USA as their campaign song when really it was a protest song about America had slid under Reaganomics.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip After the years of self-doubt the ability of Reagan to make people feel good about themeselves again was jsut what the country needed at the time. Unfortunately, his policies were for the most part a disaster. We should do like Britain does. Have a King/Queen to make everyone feel good and a Prime Minister to do the policy stuff. Sounds pretty nice, huh? King William...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Well Hitler made the germans feel good about themselves when they were pretty low. Stalin the same for the Russians. Mao for the Chinese. Jingoism and patriotism at the expense of others is not a good thing. BTW - I am not saying Reagan or Bush are as bad as the other people mentioned, but the trend is similar at the root.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <What did everyone get bored bashing Bush, so they figured they'd bash Reagan. Once again tolerance from the left.> It's not "intolerance" to say "I didn't like this guy's policies, and here's why."
Originally Posted By 550Deano Drink the CoolAid......The sky is falling....All leave America immediately....Air America is the God of the 21st Century...All Hail Al Franken...
