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Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan+Aug 8 2005, 04:17 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Displaced Flames fan @ Aug 8 2005, 04:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-CaptainCrunch@Aug 8 2005, 04:01 AM
Honestly to King, no, what he did is something we probably won't see again for generations. But based on generational context, Reagan's legacy could be equally as impressive as Lincoln's. My humble opinion of course. But by the time that Reagan hit office, the U.S was in a pretty deep spiral due to bad policies, bad economics, bad military decisions and bad foreign and domestic policy. Reagan through force of will changed that and pushed the U.S. back onto its podium both internally and externally. He was a great president in my mind.
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I think he was a great president as well, but....
Lincoln held the Union together in the face of the most daunting obstacles I can imagine. He had to stomach 4 years of the most brutal combat this country will ever see because he knew what had to be the end result. In my mind, that is probably the single most important event in the history of the US. Huge changes followed, and progress.
I would rate my top Presidents list would go something like this (off of the top of my head)...
1. Lincoln
2. Jefferson
3. F. Roosevelt
4. Reagan [/b][/quote]
Its a good list, and I don't really disagree with it, however its tough to rank political leaders because it all comes down to circumstance
Reagan - reunited a nation that was spiraling due to a poor economy, the war in vietnam, the mishandling of the middle east situation, the oil crisis.
Reagan - Sheparded the end of the cold war, the reunification of germany and destroyed the validity of an actual system of government (communism - Russian)
Reagan - rallied the nation into becoming a true super power, which it was in danger of slipping away from.
Reagan - One thing is sure, Reagan was incredibly good at building strong alliances, results that we're still seeing today.
Reagan - had a big hand in reforming and professionalizing the U.S. Military which was well funded when he became president, but badly trained, badly lead, and completely not up to the tasks given to it at the time. the changes that Reagan made, created reasults that wouldn't be seen until the golf war.
Reagan - Is there an Aircraft carrier named after Lincoln? Actually as I write this, I now remember that there is one, and its a Nimitz class but the Reagan was commissioned later, so its better
