re: #209 Dark_Falcon

No, he fixed the mess. When Reagan came into office, Communism was advancing and the US economy was in recession. When he left office, Communism was in retreat, the US economy was growing, and the US was in a much stronger position in the world than it had held in 1981.

The economy was growing for the same reason it went into recession when Bush Sr took office: defense spending was jacked through the fucking roof to buy all sorts of new military goodies, from a 600 ship fleet to B-1 and B-2 bombers and M1 tanks galore. Communism was in retreat because we caused them to implode through overspending.