Message #60179

[Vanguard of Truth]

The fact is that if the man doesn't understand that referring to his efforts in light of Reagan is

HIGHLY OFFENSIVE to those of us who actually lived through the travesty that was the "Raygun

administration", then he has NO BUSINESS running for president.

Reagan's policies were a travesty, but there is no denying that he created a spirit of optimism about Amercia. Contrast with Jimmy Carter, who preferred to blame the American people themselves for their problems (witness, Carter's "Malaise" speech)  Given a choice between a positive outlook and a negative one, the American people will always take the positive one.

As for Obama not bashing Reagan (or whatever point you wanted to make about that), the Clintons have spoken favorably about Reagan at times in the past, too.

As for Barack Obama having no business running for President because he didn't bash Reagan, I am personally still wondering at what makes Hillary anymore qualified by that same criteria. Being First Lady doesn't make someone qualified (or else Laura Bush would be touted as a candidate) and her voting record is similar to many a Republicans.'

Hillary is a champion of the corporations, as opposed to the people.