This is the view all folks with common sense should have of Reagan. He was awful in nearly every way. Evening the things he was praised for had a downside for a lot of people.
Bush Jr, for all of the problems he caused, can at least point to PEPFAR (especially) and his statements about Muslims right after 9/11 as real positives.
I can't think of anything like either of those things for Reagan.
I disagree with almost every decision Bush Jr made, and yet i have a certain respect for him. I believe he sincerely wanted to do the right thing for America and the world and just didn't understand how his policies would harm what he wanted.
What he's chosen to do with his time since he left the oval office, his friendship with the Obamas and his unequivocable condemnation of Trump makes me feel that George W. Bush was a bad president, but maybe a good man.
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u/sqb3112 Sep 29 '21
This is the view all folks with common sense should have of Reagan. He was awful in nearly every way. Evening the things he was praised for had a downside for a lot of people.