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And Obama is not shaping up to be that (yet - I'm hopeful but doubtful and, by nature, a fence sitter so neener, neener).
By great I mean that Reagan was able to steer the US into an entirely new paradigm, one that was devistating and which continues to hurt the USA and it's citizens with the glaring exception of the very rich. He was able to fundamentally change the shape of the SCOTUS, legitimize supply side economics, and worse. Don't get me wrong, I hate Reagan and all he stood for, but he was very good at getting people to agree with him and at getting things done. Despicable human being, horrible policies, but darned good at selling his BS.
Obama has made some changes and I will admit that he seems a capable manager. But as a leader he is not doing as well as many had hoped. If he had, would we be having this discussion?
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