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In reply to the discussion: Who was the last decent Republican president? [View all]Sharpshooter007
(79 posts)But the Reagan/Bush years (80-92) were still light years ahead of anything the GOP have ever had since. That was probably the last time you could say the GOP as a political party held some significant worldwide respect (certainly in western world, Europe etc), didn't embarrass us and when America was still revered around the world whilst they were in charge.
I fundamentally disagreed Reagan as president, but the GOP then at least appeared sane back then, rational and considerate. The fact that people like Jon Stewart and Elizabeth Warren were voting for them back then tells all you need to know.
Reagan's typically ranked around 8th-10th best president with historians, Bush Snr has crept into the top half now (around 18th-20th). Of course as liberals we wouldn't rank them there, but you can at least see why the case is made for them.
Since then its all been about Dubya and Trump. Dubya's ranked around 35th-40th, among the worst ever and I'd be shocked if Trump is not ranked at least as low.
Bush jnr and Trump are literally the two worst politicians I've ever seen in my lifetime and I can't understand how so many people in this country voted them in for, breathtaking stupidity.