Reagan or Bush II, which one would rather have as President?

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

I saw the Nixon-Bush poll. How's this for a tough poll? These are your only choices.

[hermetic]

1. Reagan

cause he's dead.

[Sanity Claws]

19. Dead republicans are good republicans

[CottonBear]

2. Do we have to choose? What a dilemma.

I think I might have to go with Ronny Raygun. (Ouch, that hurt.) He made no effort to appear religous. Didn't go to church. In other words, not a hypocrite RE: religion/god. No big anti-abortion rulings during his terms.

[clydefrand]

3. Look, even Hoover was better than Bush II! And I wasn't even

around when he was prez, but my parents blamed him for the Great Depression.

I don't think you'll find another one worse than this stupid asshole.

[Solly Mack]

4. Neither

America is far too conditioned into thinking a choice between the "lesser of two evils" is the best they can do.

"Politics as usual" only became politics as usual because the people allow it and don't ban together to stop it.

We can live with the illusion of freedom and "democracy" or we can fight to guarantee we have Real choices.

America can do better...and she better do better if there is to be anything left of America.

[Sporadicus]

5. Talk About a Tough Choice!

but, bad as Raygun was, at least his cabinet wasn't riddled with neocons like *'s.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

6. With Reagan we had a Democratic Congress and....

Reagan's ego lead him to be more pragmatic and moderate during the second term so that he could have left a "respectable" legacy, at least on the surface it would seem that way. With Bush we get 100% SHIT!

Reagan = 75% Shit
Bush II = 100% Shit

[Pirate Smile]

7. Reagan had people around that made him deal with reality. Bush is

surrounded with people who think they make reality or can ignore reality.

The Democrats controlling congress was a big difference but I still don't think all the people around him were as wacked as this group.

[Dr.Phool]

8. I can't bring myself to touch the vote button

Thats kinda like the choice between the gas chamber or electrocution!

[jackster]

9. this hurts even more

than the Nixon Shurbya poll.....

my son who is a die hard Bush fan (altho he calls himself a moderate Repub) just got a job working for the local station that provides AirAmerica - he'll be working on a local progressive talk show

anyway - he thinks bush is slightly better than raygun - but only slightly

here's mom hoping AA will knock some sense into him!

[Pirate Smile]

12. Keep us posted on if AAR has any impact. Is he used to getting all of

his news from Faux or Rush?

[jackster]

16. seems he gets it from faux....

we just had the umpteenth argument over christmas about Iraqi ties to 9/11.... he still believes it - and he's a very smart guy

I do have to say tho - after the election - he called me to say that he was a little afraid of the overwhelming Repub victory and that he thought it was non-democratic for the entire gov't to be so one-sided. He also is pro-choice and is now saying he's worried about that as well.

he just can't get the stars outa his eyes over ronnie and george tho!

[SHRED]

10. Reagan

Only because he oversaw the killing of less people.
I could be wrong about that though...

[Renew Deal]

11. This is a no brainer.

Mainly because Bush is a no brainer. Reagan was a little wacky, but I don't think he was completely nuts.

[Deja Q]

23. He thought ketchup was a vegetable and named lots of countries as evil too

Reagan is the father of neoconservativism and I hope he's burning because of it. (okay, that's a little harsh but that's how I feel.)

[Midlodemocrat]

13. Lone Wolf...that was mean of you

...you forced me to vote for a Repug. Shame. Shame.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

22. Sorry, but that Nixon-Shrub poll f'ed with my brain.

I had to outdo it.

[catbert836]

14. Just about the same economically

But Bush is much worse than Reagan when it comes to social issues... Reagan believed that the government should shrink... Bush signed the Patriot Acts I and II. So there.

[u4ic]

15. Reagan

would that be Ronald or Nancy? ;)

[Hoosier Democrat]

17. I'll hold my nose and vote Reagan...

If there is anything that makes Reagan less nauseating than Bush II, it would be the fact that Reagan actually believed the crap he spewed out. To Reagan, it really was "Morning in America".

With this idiot, I feel like I'm living in Rome during the fall of the Empire. We have a raving emperor and a public more concerned about the modern equivalent of bread and circuses than the fall of their own country. Sad

[Hippo_Tron]

18. Raygun... At least we'd get stem cell research n/t

[MADem]

20. I vote REAGAN...RON REAGAN, Junior!!!

[Mend]

21. Reagan

I didn't like him or his policies but I didn't think he would totally trash the constitution. I wasn't scared to death then and I wasn't considering emigrating. I knew it was a bad time but that it would pass and we would still have the USA. I don't feel that way now.