On the 100th anniversary of his birth Tea Partiers and the like are celebrating Ronald Reagan, the God of the current right wing. They conveniently ignore his true legacy.
* He raised taxes in 7 out of 8 years
* He tripled the national debt
* The size of the Federal Government soared during his 8 years.
* Unemployment surged after his 1981 tax cuts (and they still believe tax cuts create jobs
* He illegally sold weapons to America's arch enemy Iran
* He supported the Apartheid regime in South Africa (on second thoughts, they probably love that.
The full list is here.
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