2007-12-18 21:02:08 · 17 answers · asked by Shary 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Republicans liked him then, but today, he would be considered too liberal for most of them. I had little regard for Reagan as as president. The man understood nothing and presided over an administration that armed Iranians in order to buy back hostages and fund death squads in Nicaragua as well as a billion dollar savings and loan embezzlement, and numerous other scandals. By then I wonder if he did not have Alzheimer's.
At best, Saint Ronnie was a B grade movie actor, cast in the role of a president.
We have him to thank for empowering right wing fundamentalist Christianity in conservative politics, and the con game that was Reaganomics and supply side economical policy.
2007-12-18 21:46:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes President Reagan was extremely popular with most Americans. The previous Democrat, Jimmy Carter proved to be a major embarrassment. President Reagan is still very popular even in death. Those of us who actually followed the "Iran/Contra" scandal realize that it was an attempt to circumvent the Democrats attempt to aid a new communist government in the western hemisphere that was taking on the latest in Soviet weaponry. The Democrats did everything they could to secure a Soviet victory over us in the Cold War.
President Reagan was a great American, probably the best of the twentieth century.
2007-12-19 09:05:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Ronald Reagan had the ability to reach out to everyone. He also treated people with a lot of respect. It was interesting to hear that TIP O'Niel and Teddy Kennedy joined him for a drink at the end of the day. There was a respect for differences back then.
2007-12-19 12:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by David_the_Great 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Ronald Reagan was a very popular president. He lowered taxes, grew the economy, defeated the communists, rebuilt the military and laid the ground work for the age of modern warfare by playin Iraq and Iran off against one another. Unfortunately both countries survived. But winning the Cold war made him ridiculously popular.
2007-12-19 05:17:32 · answer #4 · answered by James L 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He was very popular in his first term. Like any president even including George Washington, he was less popular in the next term. He came into the office with the benefit of the Iranian hostages being freed and restored a lot of confidence in the economy. Later the Iran/contra scandal hurt his popularity quite a bit but he was still fairly popular as presidents go. Particularly second term presidents.
2007-12-19 05:10:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes he was popular, but he is the president that started us down the crazy road of deficit spending theory. Basically he cut all the rich folks taxes and borrowed money to run the government. His administration ran up a bigger debt than every other administration before him combined!!! He also started us down the road of being a country who quit manufacturing things, let our companies transfer overseas where they can get cheap labor. As a result the wealthiest people, got wealthier, and the middle class, which was established during FDR's administration and grew thru the 60's and 70's began to decline to the sorry state it is in today.
You need proof, I am 54, grew up in the midwest in the 60,s, back then it was common for a family to have the husband work a 40 hour week, the wife stay home and take care of the kids and they got along just fine, thankyou, now to make ends meet, a typical family, the husband works 50-55 hrs and the wife has a full time job, the kids, well good luck, we wonder why the family structure has suffered!!
2007-12-19 05:58:51 · answer #6 · answered by Scott H 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Ronald Regan was one of the best and most popular US presidents. He pulled down the Berlin Wall and liberated Eastern Europe from the Bolsheviks. President Regan rectified President Roosevelt's mistakes.
2007-12-19 05:07:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Reagan did what he did best acting the role of a president eight years of "don't worry be happy." Reagan saw the world in "rose color glasses." He avoid issues like AIDS, sold arms for release of hostages, and to his credit ketchup is now a vegetable. Thanks Bonzo.
2007-12-19 12:10:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, and we could use another like him. He cut taxes that promoted economic growth. He wiped out communism and faced a dictator down to do it! He would not be intimidated. He truly did what he believed, and believed what he did was for the betterment of his country, and all America.
Those who hated him had no grounds for this type of emotion, and that's all it was, [emotion driven responses] from people who did not understand him or his political stance.
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2007-12-19 06:42:10 · answer #9 · answered by Moody Red 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends-
GOP loves him
the rich loved him
the poor hated him
religious people were half-half ( a lot of people were angry that he refused to politisize the health department)
its hard to call him populat. presidential popularity is really based on time. he just died not too long ago and his presedency was only 3 presidents ago. we'll have to see if he is such a household and politically invoked name in the next coming years.
2007-12-19 08:04:30 · answer #10 · answered by wolf 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋