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Originally posted by Dravyk@Jun 6 2004, 12:06 AM
Out of curiosity, why of those who think Reagan was a good president, could you tell me why you think that?
Other than delivering a few good lines well that his speech makers wrote, this thread is surprisingly devoid of substantive answers. Serge? Mike? Want to list some highlights of what he did that you appreciate?
(Now, please don't include anything that any other president would have done had they been in that they reacted to; I'm talking about things he did proactively and profoundly.)
Btw, not trying to start a piss. Really. Not even trying to degregrate someone a lot of people here idolized. I just keep seeing the words "great president" and "positive effects long remembered", but other than a few snappy quotes, perhaps in your remembrances, a few actual examples of what and why would be deserving. 
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1. Substantial tax cuts
2. Substantial military modernization and build-up
3. Started SDI
4. Bombed Libya
5. Crushed the Evil Empire
6. Helped reverse Carter's disasterous economic legacy.