Reply #8: I Rank Dubya As Less Progressive Than Reagan, Because ... [View All]

[Median Democrat]

Reagan had to deal with a Democratic congress, and did raise taxes a bit in response to concerns about the deficit, even though he tried to call some of these hikes "fees." Bush, on the other hand, Dubya and his neocon cohorts were pretty much unopposed, which helped lead to the current foreign policy and economic crisis. As for Carter and Clinton, I agree it is a tough call. I do think that Bill Clinton was generally a free marketer, and his reliance on Dick Morris always troubled me. Finally, while I understand that Obama is a work in progress, what's your take based on what you've seen? Obama's first 100 days alone goes far beyond what Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter did in terms of pushing liberal imperatives in terms of the stimulus, health care reform, and financial regulation, rather than deregulation.