tim66 said:I dont think so. Reagan was popular most of the time he was in office. Truman was not. Reagan was a cheerleader who told Americans that we were great. That is what Americans wanted. Reagan did not take on the BIG strategic, economic and environmental issue of foreign oil dependence. He was one of many presidents to ignore the 500lb gorilla in the room. That is the nature of a supposed free market economy. By the time its leaders identifies a problem as real it is too late to fix without major hurt to many people. They wait and wait for the market to solve the problem. Adam Smith is not a cureall. If his philosphy was there would be no need for any govt. In the coming years there will probably be lots of wars with death and destruction due to countries trying to control oil supplies. There will be many more deaths and destruction from global warming. Historians will look back on this time and in reference to the US leadership use the quote that "As Nero fiddled Rome burned". Reagan was a spokesperson or salesman selling the American dream he was not a leader.
That's some highly-concentrated bullshit you laid down there, Timmy.