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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch+Aug 8 2005, 02:51 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (CaptainCrunch @ Aug 8 2005, 02:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Displaced Flames fan@Aug 8 2005, 12:11 AM
I'm surprised Reagan was picked as the greatest American too. I would've thought Kennedy would be the popular choice.
I like Lincoln or King as the greatest. I would push for Jefferson as well, except for the fact he was a slave owner.
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Kennedy made a lot of huge mis-steps in my mind, somebody mentioned the invasion and blockade of Cuba, which was b huge cluster -**** and extended the cold war by 30 years, when Kruschev (sorry, can never spell his name) was actually trying to thaw the cold war while gutting his military. In my mind he was a great speechmaker but a pretty bad president in terms of his foreign policy.
Reagan, I've always had a ton of respect for, he pretty much forced the Warsaw pact to blink and crumble, worked for the re-unification of Germany, and helped his own country recover from the malaise of the Vietnam war. I'd definately rank Reagan as a top 5 president. [/b][/quote]
I agree 100%. Kennedy has always been put on a pedestal in this country though. The whole illusion of Camelot and of course the fact he was assassinated in office have caused him to be looked on in a kinder light than he probably otherwise would have been. I guess I wasn't aware that, as Hoz said, enough time has passed that it is starting to change.
I like Reagan too, but don't think he compares to the other 3 I mentioned very favorably.