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Simple poll: who was worse, Ronald Reagan or George W Bush? [View all] Nye Bevan Dec 2013 OP

I think Ronald Reagan was the Gateway drug for all the hell that has followed him Heather MC Dec 2013 #1

+1 liberalmuse Dec 2013 #6

Exactly. Bush was the rotten fruit of alsame Dec 2013 #8

if Reagan was pot, Baby Bush was crack, meth, and bath salts all rolled into one yurbud Dec 2013 #31

+1. nt bemildred Dec 2013 #36

you got it. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #38

Without a doubt. tosh Dec 2013 #50

Certainly. Dawson Leery Dec 2013 #61

Man, that's a GREAT way to put it, Heather MC! calimary Dec 2013 #62

Wow... how to even answer that. 1awake Dec 2013 #2

I agree. BlueMTexpat Dec 2013 #27

Reagan made greed and idiocy fashionable Skittles Dec 2013 #3

Raygun ... he made what has come since possible. nt Raine Dec 2013 #4

The way I phrased it before... Scootaloo Dec 2013 #5

Excellent! eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2013 #28

!!! Ruby the Liberal Dec 2013 #56

Reagan was the start of the end of the U.S. as a viable democratic republic. Arugula Latte Dec 2013 #7

Reagan begat Bush. PeteSelman Dec 2013 #9

+100000 YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #19

Not really a tough choice. Benton D Struckcheon Dec 2013 #10

True, but... GoCubsGo Dec 2013 #37

GWB is my all-time worst, followed by St. Ronnie in second based on my perception that a goodly indepat Dec 2013 #11

"but most of the harm inflicted by junior is irreversible." It's possible that Junior might look Cal33 Dec 2013 #17

Pretty much how I feel... Hekate Dec 2013 #30

Couldn't agree with you more: my first immigrant ancestor didn't reach these shores until 1650 indepat Dec 2013 #53

YES. lastlib Dec 2013 #12

Reagan set the stage, W delivered the hoped for catastrophe. baldguy Dec 2013 #13

A poop sandwich or a doody milkshake Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #14

Hmmm... shit or vomit? Hard to pick. calimary Dec 2013 #63

That's like asking... Bobbie Jo Dec 2013 #15

RayGun was one of the most racially antagonistic presidents since Andrew Johnson uponit7771 Dec 2013 #16

Ray gun opened pandora's box that led to republican dominance in this country kimbutgar Dec 2013 #18

Hmm... That's a tough one. davleuv Dec 2013 #20

I'm giving you an "A" moondust Dec 2013 #21

Still, without reagan there is no shrub... Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #54

Welcome to DU, davleuv! calimary Dec 2013 #64

I'm very surprised at the results BainsBane Dec 2013 #22

Reagan catapulted some of the worst crooks from the 1970's... Wounded Bear Dec 2013 #23

Reagan convinced many of Americans and much of the world that selfishness was a virtue, Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #24

Who was responsible for killing the most people? bush.. and with Cha Dec 2013 #25

This could be Reagan if you count the American lives lost because of the results of his social kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #40

So far, every response in this thread is brilliant. nt MADem Dec 2013 #26

Reagan was a worse person, Bush was a bigger disaster as PRes, Reagan was worse in long term JI7 Dec 2013 #29

in a perverse way, Baby Bush did us all a favor... yurbud Dec 2013 #32

I'm going to go with W davidpdx Dec 2013 #33

Reagan destroyed the American Dream, so I had to vote B Calm Dec 2013 #34

Reagan by a landslide. stevenleser Dec 2013 #35

I wonder LWolf Dec 2013 #39

GHWB and Ted Kennedy made Reagan possible. why is Poppy being relegated to the shadows again? reddread Dec 2013 #42

I survived both...after Reagan, I still at least had a naive hope deutsey Dec 2013 #41

Same puppet, new paint job. Coyotl Dec 2013 #43

Reagan. look at all of his people who continue to infest our government and mulsh Dec 2013 #44

Reagan was a monster with political power nevergiveup Dec 2013 #45

Reagan SEVERELY disliked GHWB reddread Dec 2013 #47

I have to go against the majority view, and here's why. Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #46

is there a Central American body count in there? reddread Dec 2013 #48

and then there is this (think of the children!) reddread Dec 2013 #49

The question is, who was worse, Reagan or Cheney? tularetom Dec 2013 #51

The fool who leads or the fool who follows? Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #52

They were both idiotic puppets who listened to evil people Ruby the Liberal Dec 2013 #55

Reagan was a Hollywood B-movie actor - Bush, on the other hand, was evil and manipulative derby378 Dec 2013 #57

GW was a frontman, Reagan had Alzheimer's reddread Dec 2013 #59

HIV is the tie-breaker for me. Reagan=worst. nt geek tragedy Dec 2013 #58

Dumbo was worse, but the Idiot Reagan laid the groundwork for someone as bad joeybee12 Dec 2013 #60

As awful as Ronnie was, W was infinitely worse SheilaT Dec 2013 #65

GWB quaker bill Dec 2013 #66