Hello...he had Alzheimers and it was covered up for many years. How scary that there was a leader that was actually legally incompetent. George W. Bush was just stupid.
Bizzymum, Reagan was a buffoon. He is the father of modern conservatism, whose philosophy is, borrow and spend. He enacted huge tax cuts and as a result incurred huge deficits. All the conservative leaders, whether Republicans in USA or PC, Conservative Party here in Canada, have continued with that august tradition.
Since Reagan’s days, conservatism can be summarized as follows: Cut taxes, spend like a drunken sailor, borrow like there is no tomorrow and run up huge debt and deficit.
Only Reagan had one more endearing quality, he was fond of cutting spending for the poor (not the rich, of course, one can’t be a Republican and penalize the rich in any manner whatever).
