This always bears cognizance

[misanthrope]

He told difficult truths and was pilloried. Reagan whispered fairy tales and delusions while making things worse yet was canonized.

These chickens have come home to roost.

[Sherman A1]

1. K&R

[empedocles]

2. Carter had 20% short term interest rates rising to 20% in his term.

Federal Reserve squeezed out Nixon's shut the gold window wild inflation, at Carter's expense.

Reagan was the beneficiary of a recovering economy - helped by 'balance budget' reagan's ability to promote then record new debt, to jumpstart the economy.

That had something to do with the popularity polls.

[malaise]

3. One of the great speeches of all times

I play it often

[FiveGoodMen]

4. The audience of today is no smarter than the bunch that fell for Reagan

The chickens will just keep coming.