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(05-11-2020, 11:54 AM)David Horn Wrote:

(05-11-2020, 11:22 AM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(05-11-2020, 10:24 AM)David Horn Wrote: Reagan was borrow and spend.  This is supposed to be antithetical to conservatives, but apparently it's OK if it's your guys doing it.  With the sole exception GHWB, every Republican since has followed suit.

And GHWB is the sole Republican who caused more recessions than he fixed.  Unlike Democrats, Republicans are able to realize when their policies are destructive, and to change them.  Austerity was one of the policies that was destructive and had to be abandoned.

Are you serious?  Reagan ran his game plan successfully, but let's not pretend it didn't impact GHWB. And his son GWB did the same, but hit a wall while still in office. Pumping money into the economy in good times is a recipe for disaster.  We're about to see how much of a disaster Trump has created by handing money to his friends and punishing everyone else.  His off-the-charts tax cut is still out there, creating havoc.  The rich and large corporations aren't needing any help. It's everyone else.

I'd say his "Read My Lips, No New Taxes" comment hurt him quite a bit after he buckled/caved to liberal demands for more taxation and signed the bill that increased them.