re: Shocks me to say this but Trump>Reagan

Who knows how today’s politicians would have fared in the late 1700’s or 1860’s.

Washington had a scruffy red beard, he had no teeth, he was skinny, and had no formal education. If you saw him on the street today he would probably look like he was on meth. Washington’s family was not rich and everything he had came from marriage. Mount Vernon and the entire plantation was owned by Martha’s family. Even though the family had a large plantation he would be considered house poor.

One of the reasons soldiers in the revolutionary war loved him was because they considered him one of them.

Politicians after him didn’t listen to him or his ideas and went with Thomas Jefferson. Washington and Adams were in favor of a strong central government over strong state government.

Many of his ideas or policies go against a lot of what Republicans stand for today. He was not in favor of some of things in the Bill of Rights. When the Bill of Rights were ratified it was voted on by each state.

Washington wasn’t necessarily in favor of the 2nd Amendment the way it is today. He was in favor of a strong civilian military, but there is no record of his thoughts on the right to bear arms. Everyone thinks the quote “When government takes away citizens' right to bear arms it becomes citizens' duty to take away government's right to govern”. The quote is not from him or any other founding father. The way it is worded it probably came from the early to mid 20th century.

Why he was considered a good president is the transition from colony into a country. He was good candidate for the job, because he was loved by the people and not because he had great ideas for a new country.

He should not be considered a top 5 president. Thomas Jefferson policies are closer to today’s Republican Party than Washington’s were

No chance. Ronald Reagan took over a country that was in a dangerous cold war, suffering from stagflation, and extremely polarized politically. He won consecutive terms - the second by a landslide (almost 60%). And he left after eight years so popular that his successor easily won. Reagan gave us 12 years of uninterrupted Republican rule of the executive and won the House for the first time in about 40 years. He won the cold war, kicked off a virtuous economic cycle that lasted three decades, and instituted a worldwide Pax Americana.

Trump is fighting a more difficult battle, but he has not had nearly the results. And he has never been able to convince the American people to join him anywhere near the extent to which Reagan did.

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Reagan even had Cali under control as the governor.

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And then gave it away as President with the retarded amnesty bill. He actually believed the democrats would keep their word. How naive.

Reagan gave carte Blanche amnesty to illlegals.

Who does that ?

For that alone Trump > Reagan.