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In article <rayD027on.A95@netcom.com>, ray@netcom.com (Ray Fischer) wrote:

>  Yabba Dabba Dude <fredw@mcdata.com> wrote:
> > William_Mosco@vos.stratus.com writes:
> >> Please tell me one great thing the man did? 
> >
> >* Greatest economic expansion since WWII.   FACT
> 
> Financed with $3,000,000,000,000 of debt (how good can _you_ make the
> economy look by giving everyone in the country $10,000? (well,
> actually only the rich got the money))

Which only had a marginal effect on the U.S. economy (gov't spending doesn
*not* drive the economy), and was brought about by the Democrat House.

> >* Restored military strength & morale.   FACT
> 
> Blew billions of dollars on the Star Wars boondoggle.

Says you. Prove that the idea is wrong.

> >* Ended cold war with help of star-wars trump card.   FACT
> 
> Crap.  The USSR's economy fell apart.

Because we escalated the arms race to the point where they couldn't put in
the resources to keep up. FACT. Even Gorby and the old line Commies
acknowledge that the prospect of Star Wars arms race scared the hell out
of them, because they knew they were going to be goners.

> >* Fired illegally striking PATCO members.   FACT
> 
> This is "great"?  Firing people is supposed to be a great
> accomplishment?

It is when selfish union goons put their own narrow agenda ahead of public
safety. Besides, I am a "right ot work" man.

> >* Strong leadership, no waffling.    FACT
> 
> "Stay the course" right into recession.

Do you know *anything* about the boom and bust cycle? The point is was
that that expansion was the longest in post WWII history. And the
Recession that has followed has been relatively mild.

> >* Liberated Grenada.   FACT
> 
> Clinton liberated Haiti.  BFD.

Conceed. Though it was the first effective roll-back of world Communism.

> >* Silenced Khadafi.   FACT
> 
> Khaddafi is still ruler of Libya.  And Reagan only killed a few people
> with that air raid and the subsequent retaliation.  But what's a
> couple hundred lives.  Especially considering the terrorism he funded
> in Central America killed thousands.

But Reagan neutralized the Middle East terrorists like Lybia. And that
*is* a big deal. Also, "hundreds" did not die in the Lybian air raid. He
helped free Central America from tyranny. Sounds good to me.

> >* Your an idiot.   FACT
> 
> Ah.  I hadn't realized the calibre of person defending Reagan's
> presidency.  Oh, and by the way, it should be: You're an idiot.

No, Ray, he's right. Normally I don't stoop to this, but you *are* an
idiot. FACT.
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