Was Ronald Reagan a good Republican?

[Midlodemocrat]

I was talking to an older friend of mine (life long dem) and he was saying that Reagan may have been a republican but he was a good man and a great president. This was the first and only time I ever heard a good word spoken about someone who had an R in front of their name.

This convo came about because I came across a can of spoiled beans and I thought immediately of Reagan.

[Demeter]

1. If You Mean Was He a Good "Godfather" I'd Say Definitely

He set up the mold for W.

But as a traditional Republican, he was a wolf in no disguise. He destroyed every principle of the party since forever.

And there's no indication that Reagan was any kind of a saint in his personal life, either.

As a President, he made a good door stop.

[LynneSin]

2. Is poking your eye out with a rusty spike a form of healthy eye care

:eyes:

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Not usually.

[LostinVA]

4. I like beans

[Midlodemocrat]

5. These were pretty nasty, hence the Reagan reference.

Oh, I forgot. TROLL!!!!!

[LostinVA]

7. More like best-est troll EVAH

[HuskerDU]

6. 'I don't recall.'

That sums up his presidency. He may have been a decent man (don't know) but he was a lying sack of shit as President.

[rateyes]

8. Ronald Reagan was never so good for America as

he is now.

[Connonym]

9. Ronald Reagan was a turncoat

and of the worst variety. I can't believe someone who lead a union for years could have turned around and screwed unions the way he did. He's got his own circle in hell, I'm sure.

[IronLionZion]

10. Sure he was a good Republican, but a piss-poor president. nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. He was "good" in that....

he did what the Republicans wanted him to do, and they were able to mythologize about him to claim he was a great president when in fact he was terrible. So he was good for them, but not good for us.