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Major Hogwash

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12. Actually it started with Calvin Coolidge, and then was handed to Hoover.

Reply to Owlet (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 08:20 AM

Feb 2012

Reagan just resurrected Coolidge's idea of cronyism when he gave jobs to his cronies while he was in the White House.
Reagan also reinstated the "trickle-down economic" policies that Coolidge and Hoover had both followed in the 1920s and 1930s.

It was just hashed over hash that our grandparents and parents had seen before.

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It all started with Reagan [View all] Owlet Feb 2012 OP

RR, GHWB and GWB have all been mere figureheads. baldguy Feb 2012 #1

rec handmade34 Feb 2012 #2

The last time the Republicans had a "leader", it was Eisenhower. izquierdista Feb 2012 #3

Agreed. Reagan just thought it was another B-movie acting job. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #9

I know this is true because my job and 10 million others were moved out of the country under Reagan NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #4

People need to watch this one minute video NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #5

What all started with Reagan? hootinholler Feb 2012 #6

You're kidding, right? Owlet Feb 2012 #7

Apparently you're not asserting anything then hootinholler Feb 2012 #8

OK. I get it. You didn't bother to watch the vid. (eom) Owlet Feb 2012 #10

Reagan was bad, but capitalism has been around a lot longer than that. nt TBF Feb 2012 #11

Actually it started with Calvin Coolidge, and then was handed to Hoover. Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #12