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In reply to the discussion: Simple poll: who was worse, Ronald Reagan or George W Bush? [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)* - Elevated the rancor between Liberals and Conservatives to a new high by telling his Conservative base how bad Liberals were at every opportunity, setting the stage for how bad it is today while at the same time removing the fairness doctrine which created the Conservative punditry who would continue to reinforce this.
* - Ignored AIDS for 8 years refusing to fund research and allowing a deadly communicable disease to gain a foothold here without which untold hundreds of thousands of Americans wouldn't have died and the million Americans who are now infected might otherwise not be
* - Cut revenue (taxes) significantly while at the same time massively increasing spending, particularly defense spending, starting the modern practice of Republican irresponsible massive deficit spending.
I can go on for hours...