What did President Reagan do that was so great? I mean really, he's held up as practically a saint in today's Republican Party, but what did he do? He raised taxes several times. He gave amnesty to
all then-illegal aliens. He doddered around a bit in the waning days of his administration, and many thought Nancy was running things there at the end (with her astrologers). But the biggest thing (besides: "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help) that is remembered is
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Reagan didn't actually tear down that wall, though you'd believe he did, based on the reverence given to him. No, the Soviet Union didn't fall until George H.W. Bush's term. But Reagan gets the credit.
So tell me. Osama bin Laden is dead. Muammar Gaddafi is dead. Lots of Al-Qaeda operatives are dead. The actions in Egypt and Iraq are all but over, and Afghanistan is soon to follow. There are a handful of disorganized terrorists left, and we're hunting them
too. What the hell does President Obama have to do to get a little credit?
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Jon Stewart Mocks GOP Over Blaming Obama For Bush’s Iraq Withdrawal Agreement
Last week, President Obama announced plans to remove all U.S. military forces from Iraq by year’s end, effectively ending the long and still questionably effective Iraq War. Over the weekend, numerous GOP leaders like Lindsey Graham and John McCain . . .
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