She forgot dick, the greatest of them all! I liked Ike but I wasn’t old enough to vote until I had developed a strong hatred for dick. Most of the candidates haven’t been very good from either party. No sane person would want the job.
You can trace trump to Reagan. You can trace today’s supremes to Goldwater. All those republicans who don’t like trump – they never admit that they created him.
Tricky Dick was a consummate politician. Not many like him left in the world (actually Joe Biden has the same kind of instincts). He did some good, but he started having an inflated idea of his own importance, and began doing dishonest things to try to stay in power (he was also drinking a lot then).
Well two out of three with integrity is more than we have now! Reagan tipped the scales towards the very rich at the expense of the poor and working classes! All his friends were very rich.
Get rid of Ronnie and add Abe, and you’ll actually have something.
TR and Ike would have no place in the modern Republican Party. TR was a conservationist who bought tons of Federal land. Ike started huge Government projects like the Interstate, expanded Social Security, supported unions, and refused to cut the top tax rate.
Reagan was AWFUL, and I would still take him over the Orange Clown in a heartbeat.
I had a difficult time deciding which Republican Presidents I wanted to use. In this case, the storyline worked better, in my judgement, using 20th century chief executives. One I went back and forth over was including Calvin Coolidge. A greatly underestimated president. But I went with Ike as another wholly under appreciated president. One has to respect Ronald Reagan for no other reason than his title of the Great Communicator. And Teddy Roosevelt, well, he’s just frigging awesome.
The Republican Party has morphed into a populist party. It’s a right-wing populism, so the left easily slides into slandering its supporters as ‘fascist’, if not crypto-Nazi. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party is demonstrating how readily its component, self-focused, identity groups fall into internecine conflict; that party’s death will take longer and be more bitter than the GOPs, but just as assured.
Ted knew the threat of monopolies. Ike knew the threat of the military-industrial complex. Ron knew we need to raise taxes because social security is worth saving, & our immigration laws are unworkable.
Eisenhower, the first republican to follow FDR and Truman, was vilified by his own party for not repealing the New Deal. Namely Social Security. They had already forgotten the Great Depression and the effect it had on the elderly. Teddy Roosevelt left office and handed the reigns of his party to William Howard Taft. Roosevelt soon became disgruntled at Taft’s approach to the presidency so he founded the Progressive Party and ran for office in 1912. He split the Republican vote and helped the Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, to win.A little history in case anybody needed to know.
The dude from FL Premium Member 10 months ago
New name for orange, Putins puppy!
Sanspareil 10 months ago
They may want to take a seat and 2 dozen Xanax!
braindead Premium Member 10 months ago
Reagan does not belong in that group.
“If you’ve seen one redwood, you’ve seen them all.”
uhohlol 10 months ago
She forgot dick, the greatest of them all! I liked Ike but I wasn’t old enough to vote until I had developed a strong hatred for dick. Most of the candidates haven’t been very good from either party. No sane person would want the job.
ibFrank 10 months ago
Three Republicans that could not get elected today.
DirkTheDaring Premium Member 10 months ago
You can trace trump to Reagan. You can trace today’s supremes to Goldwater. All those republicans who don’t like trump – they never admit that they created him.
drbee 10 months ago
Carmen better have smelling-salts as well as chairs for her visitors…
RobinHood 10 months ago
An homage to Pavlov
DangerMan 10 months ago
Tricky Dick was a consummate politician. Not many like him left in the world (actually Joe Biden has the same kind of instincts). He did some good, but he started having an inflated idea of his own importance, and began doing dishonest things to try to stay in power (he was also drinking a lot then).
Batlash Premium Member 10 months ago
Reagan was nothing like Roosevelt and Eisenhower. The proper Republican Trinity would include Lincoln, not Ronny.
davidthoms1 10 months ago
Well two out of three with integrity is more than we have now! Reagan tipped the scales towards the very rich at the expense of the poor and working classes! All his friends were very rich.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member 10 months ago
Don’t teaze them, Carmen. They obviously don’t have seats.
Durak Premium Member 10 months ago
You forgot Lincoln, Stantis. And yesterday was his birthday.
William Robbins Premium Member 10 months ago
I was going to object to the inclusion of the actor who played a president, but y’all have it well covered.
ajr58(1) 10 months ago
I called at least 1/3 of it!
Ignatz Premium Member 10 months ago
Get rid of Ronnie and add Abe, and you’ll actually have something.
TR and Ike would have no place in the modern Republican Party. TR was a conservationist who bought tons of Federal land. Ike started huge Government projects like the Interstate, expanded Social Security, supported unions, and refused to cut the top tax rate.
Reagan was AWFUL, and I would still take him over the Orange Clown in a heartbeat.
Scott Stantis creator 10 months ago
I had a difficult time deciding which Republican Presidents I wanted to use. In this case, the storyline worked better, in my judgement, using 20th century chief executives. One I went back and forth over was including Calvin Coolidge. A greatly underestimated president. But I went with Ike as another wholly under appreciated president. One has to respect Ronald Reagan for no other reason than his title of the Great Communicator. And Teddy Roosevelt, well, he’s just frigging awesome.
Holden Awn 10 months ago
The Republican Party has morphed into a populist party. It’s a right-wing populism, so the left easily slides into slandering its supporters as ‘fascist’, if not crypto-Nazi. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party is demonstrating how readily its component, self-focused, identity groups fall into internecine conflict; that party’s death will take longer and be more bitter than the GOPs, but just as assured.
ChukLitl Premium Member 10 months ago
Ted knew the threat of monopolies. Ike knew the threat of the military-industrial complex. Ron knew we need to raise taxes because social security is worth saving, & our immigration laws are unworkable.
sandflea 10 months ago
They should all be spinning in their graves.
oldchas 10 months ago
Eisenhower, the first republican to follow FDR and Truman, was vilified by his own party for not repealing the New Deal. Namely Social Security. They had already forgotten the Great Depression and the effect it had on the elderly. Teddy Roosevelt left office and handed the reigns of his party to William Howard Taft. Roosevelt soon became disgruntled at Taft’s approach to the presidency so he founded the Progressive Party and ran for office in 1912. He split the Republican vote and helped the Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, to win.A little history in case anybody needed to know.
lsnrchrd.1 Premium Member 10 months ago
I would place Lincoln in a drawing with Teddy and Ike, but Reagan? Never!
William Robbins Premium Member 10 months ago
Silent Cal would have been way better than Reagan.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 10 months ago
Reagan was very easy to get along with as a PERSON, which puts him leagues ahead the Mr.“Chump”.
Sadly, I remember him as the guy who cost The Three Stooges their residuals when he was head of The Screen Actors Guild