Poll: The President Most Americans Would Bring Back? Ronald Reagan

[Wolseley]

Ronald Reagan beat out Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the former president Americans would like to see in the White House during these trying economic times, a new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll finds.

Thirty-six percent of those polled said they wanted the Gipper to lead America out of the economic crisis, while 29 percent picked Roosevelt. Thomas Jefferson came in third place with the support of 14 percent of those polled, followed by Roosevelt’s successor Harry Truman at 8 percent.

Reagan was the pick of 68 percent of Republicans, 16 percent of Democrats and 34 percent of independents surveyed. Sixteen percent of Republicans, 43 percent of Democrats and 26 percent of independents chose Roosevelt.

Poll: For economy fix, Americans pick Reagan over Roosevelt - Yahoo! News

Interesting.

Personally, I'd choose Reagan or Roosevelt over what we have now.

 

[stamperben]

But... But... Ronnie would probably raise TAXES!!!

*shudder*

;-)

 

[Ton80]

Interesting.

Personally, I'd choose Reagan or Roosevelt over what we have now.

Considering they are both dead, you are just going to have to live in the present instead of the past.

 

[NightHawkeye]

But... But... Ronnie would probably raise TAXES!!!

*shudder*

;-)

But ... but ... but ... he'd be trying to get the government out of people's business where it doesn't belong.

The Nine Most Terrifying Words - YouTube

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[Wolseley]

Considering they are both dead, you are just going to have to live in the present instead of the past.

I have lots of company, it seems.

Speaking of Reagan---

Ronald Reagan`s Funny answer - YouTube

 

[Touma]

Only because the current GOP has paint Ronnie Reagan as a saint, when he was far from it. The man has his schedule dictated by a fortune teller, for God's sake. And Iran-Contra, anyone? Iwish people didn't look at history with such rosy-colored glasses.

 

[blueapplepaste]

Only because the current GOP has paint Ronnie Reagan as a saint, when he was far from it. The man has his schedule dictated by a fortune teller, for God's sake. And Iran-Contra, anyone? Iwish people didn't look at history with such rosy-colored glasses.

He also raised taxes multiple times, ran massive deficits, grew the debt to record levels, increased the size of government, and gave amnesty to illegals. He wouldn't even make it out of the GOP primary in today's radical GOP climate.

 

[stamperben]

But ... but ... but ... he'd be trying to get the government out of people's business where it doesn't belong.

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Yes, speaking of "where it doesn't belong," I suppose granting amnesty to Mexican nationals who are in the country illegally helps lead to that goal...

 

[Touma]

He also raised taxes multiple times, ran massive deficits, grew the debt to record levels, increased the size of government, and gave amnesty to illegals. He wouldn't even make it out of the GOP primary in today's radical GOP climate.

They'd call him a socialist 'Murica hater.

 

[jayem]

What I remember about Reaganomics is Paul Volcker's Fed raising interest rates to loan shark levels (I paid 15 3/4 percent for a mortgage on the condo I bought in 1981.) Let's also not forget the first big explosion in the national debt, and the savings and loan debacle--which at the time was the biggest bank robbery in history.

This is who gets me nostalgic. Good times. And without a doubt, the most entertaining Pres. in recent history.

 

[Wolseley]

Only because the current GOP has paint Ronnie Reagan as a saint, when he was far from it. The man has his schedule dictated by a fortune teller, for God's sake. And Iran-Contra, anyone? I wish people didn't look at history with such rosy-colored glasses.

Considering our current prez, frankly I wish people wouldn't look at the present with such rosy-colored glasses.

50 years ago, instead of being president, Obama would be under constant surveillance by the FBI.

This is who gets me nostalgic. Good times. And without a doubt, the most entertaining Pres. in recent history.

Eh. You think he was entertaining; I think he was a national embarassment.

He should have stuck to his talents and instead of running for president, he should have taken over management of the Mustang Ranch. The man was a natural.

 

[stamperben]

50 years ago, instead of being president, Obama would be under constant surveillance by the FBI.

Yeah, J. Edgar was like that.

 

[NightHawkeye]

He should have stuck to his talents and instead of running for president, he should have taken over management of the Mustang Ranch. The man was a natural.

Or the Chicken Ranch ... if Marvin Zindler ... Eyewitness News ... hadn't put them out of business. I'm sure there are plenty to choose from ...

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[jayem]

He should have stuck to his talents and instead of running for president, he should have taken over management of the Mustang Ranch. The man was a natural.

No way. He'd have all the employees servicing himself. They'd have no time for any paying customers. What he'd do to the girls, is exactly what he'd do to the business.

 

[NightHawkeye]

Humor, anyone?

The Humor of Ronald Reagan - YouTube

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[thaumaturgy]

 

[thaumaturgy]

Reagan wouldn't be as aggressively pro-wealthy as the current GOP wants. He oversaw a top marginal tax rate higher than it is today. There's no way the Tea Party would allow a "compromiser" like Reagan in office.

Now granted, Ronny Raygun was a good one for deregulation and helping kick off the steady erosion of post Depression moves that helped get us to 2008's economic collapse, and maybe he was a bit dangerous with his scary rhetoric/jokes like "bombing starts in 5 minutes", and maybe just maybe he was starting to suffer a tetch of the old Alzheimers near the end of his presidency, but generally everyone needs to realize that Reagan is dead and he would be as much if not more so adrift to address the current economic crisis his party helped usher in as any president.

The only reason FDR (who is also dead) would be better is because FDR wasn't pedantically wed to any one given philosophy. That's why he succeeded. If an idea didn't work he switched gears. Today he'd be called a "flip flopper" and the Depression would still be going on decades later.

No what Americans need to do is start to value expertise and intelligence in elected officials instead of this bizarre hagiography of Herman Cain and the other Anti-intellectuals that seem to be crowding the GOP field.

I don't want to "have a beer" with the president. I want him to be the smartest guy in the room.

 

[NightHawkeye]

 

[Wolseley]

I miss Ronald Reagan desperately. He had his faults, but in a lot of ways, he reminded me of my Dad. And Pope John Paul II reminded me of my Dad as well, in a different way.

All three of them are dead now.

(sigh) My life is much less rich.

But on the bright side, I've only got about 25 years or so left myself, and then I'm outta here.

 

[thaumaturgy]

I miss Ronald Reagan desperately. He had his faults, but in a lot of ways, he reminded me of my Dad. And Pope John Paul II reminded me of my Dad as well, in a different way.

All three of them are dead now.

(sigh) My life is much less rich.

But on the bright side, I've only got about 25 years or so left myself, and then I'm outta here.

Strangely enough Reagan kind of reminded me of my dad as well. Except my dad was probably a whole lot smarter and unlike what I've heard about Reagan, my dad was actually able to consider other people as fully human and worth interacting with.

Sounds like Reagan was a pretty self-absorbed potemkin human.

But then he was an actor. So I guess he couldn't help but be that way. He never had to be "real".