I'd like to know why people think Ronald Reagan was a good President?

THE NATIONAL DEBT WAS 900 BILLION WHEN JIMMY CARTER LEFT OFFICE AND WAS OVER 4 TRILLION AFTER THE REAGAN/BUSH/QUAYLE ERA WAS OVER.

IT NEARLY FLATLINED DURING THE CLINTON ERA THEN CONTINUED TO SKYROCKET AFTER LITTLE BUSH TOOK OVER

Reagan replaced into certainly a very stable president. your individual emotions aside you are able to desire to seem on the political climate during the 80s. We have been popping out of a foul financial recession interior the previous due 70s. hobbies expenditures have been sky intense. there have been gas embargos and the stress with the Soviet Union replaced into at an all time intense. He heavily guided us via some very confusing circumstances. He could be remembered as an astounding president and background would be very sort to him.

I have to agree and disagree with you...

Just like All Presidents, Reagan made mistakes but so did Clinton.

In my opinion, Reagan was correct in getting tough with The Soviets because it brought on, the beginning of the end of The Cold War. Before Reagan, other Presidents just catered to The Soviets.

I don't know how old you are but there have been Homeless Families in this Country for a very long time before Reagan took office.

As a matter of fact it was under the Carter Administration that a home for the mentally retarded here in New York called Willow Brook, was ordered closed and most of the adult residents in that home, ended up on the streets of New York.

Yes, I agree with you that Reagan made mistakes as far as Iran/Contra but over all, Reagan was a good President. Even though I am a Democrat, I did vote for him Twice. He was a better choice than Carter or Mondale.

I did vote for Clinton Twice but he too made his share of mistakes as well. He did bring a era of prosperity to the USA but in other ways, he was not tough enough...like with Bin Laden.

We would not be in the situation we are in today had Clinton been tougher on getting Bin Laden back in the mid 90's.

My point is...you can't blame One Man for all of the problems facing The USA.

I wanted to comment on all of your statement but it would take too long.

Reagan was the world's president. He realized that as the leader of the free world, there was more to think about than ourselves. He masterminded the coldwar chess game so well, we are credited with a great triumph with never having fired a shot. Not to mention the fact that he was able to bring together politicians from both side of the isle. His achievements are monumental. He became governor and then President from the extreme liberal state of California, bucking the trend of Southern presidents since Kennedy. Stop focusing on all the bad, every Presidency has plenty of things that didn't work out.

Couldn't agree more but the guy who said had you lived through the Carter Administration, has a point. You cannot believe how bad those Carter years were and I'm a Democrat.

Well people in the early 80's discovered how fun cocain is..... and ever since the Republicans have preyed on the numb brains of Americans

The cons will blabber on about how he destroyed the Soviet Union, or some other such meaningless tripe. UBL thinks he and the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan did them in too. Delusional.

I've always wondered that myself. Did you know that Reagan was voted America's favorite president, even over Lincoln!?! I mean c'mon...get real. Can't wait to see the answers on this one :o).

Because Ron helped people feel good about America and themselves (just ignore that guns-for-hostages stuff, OK?)

Why was Reagan considered good? Well, how old were you during the Carter Administration?