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Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee
This from the guy who said Reagan was the best President over the last 150 years... 
And speaking of Reagan...did you know he also wanted to reduce the nuke stockpile by 1/3? The Daily Show had a segment on it!!! With Reagan in video footage SAYING it!! |
The fact that you would use The Daily Show as a reference in a non cmedy related discussion is
because Stewart while funny(usually) is an idiot and the show is not a real news show as many in my generation seem to think.Can't tell you how many times in college I heard some idiot say well on the daily show, I usually set them straight on it, I hurt a few feelings to say that least.
The Cold War was a different situation than now.There were two super powers each operating on mutually assured destruction and reducing the warheads were a way to try to calm down things, but those days are over.Russia is not a super power but has plenty of nukes so good to try and balance things in that sense.However, several other nations have them or are in process of getting them and pose or will pose a threat so we should not reduce our deployed nukes while rest of the world is working on having more and more.Islamic terrorists are not the only threat, the traditional threat of unfriendly nations is still real and will be even more so in coming years, so we should not reduce our warheads or stop developing them to just "maintain" them, or we will end up with outdated equipment etc.Reagan too wanted a world without nukes and said so, most of us do but Reagan lived in the real world and knew it would not happen because you can not uninvent something.Obama really thinks by reducing our abilities and readiness, the world will follow our lead, take our hands and go play in the grassy field to watch the rainbows come out, the naivete is just stunning.
Reagan was the greatest President of last century and would dare say in the top five in history thus far for sure.I do believe it is time to add him to Mount Rushmore.Reagan turned things around economically, lowered taxes, took steps that allowed us to win the cold war and cause the collapse of the plague known as communism, he deserves credit for that because without him we would prob still be dicking around with them.Reagan revolutionized American politics, had fans on both sides of the aisle thus "Reagan Democrats" and left office with a 64% approval rating.Reagan also appointed brillant pro constitution judges like Scalia to supreme court and federal courts, a legacy that stands today, thanksfully.Overall, great President and no others really measure up.