But I don’t need to feel good. I want to be told the truth. All Reagan did was paper over the mess by deficit spending and military spending. And he was a liar too (at least Carter was honest).
It’s like living on your credit cards for a few years. How many $30,000 limit cards do you have? Eventually the bills will come due. But in the mean time, you’ll feel good partying every weekend and your friends will think you’re such a great, generous guy. You old friends will be gone soon enough and unfortunately can’t tax your future friends to pay the bills. After Reagan and Bush 2nd, we’re now at bill paying time.
I think that Bush 1st was a great president. He made some hard choice that got us back on track. He was aloof but he’s a statesman. The Republican Congress caused Clinton to get in line and adopt pay-go.
Reagan was a little kooky and wasn’t always there.
The Soviet Union was bankrupt and would have fallen of its own weight (like housing today).
