Quote:I was taught the best leader was a New York governor. His name was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He took this country out of the worst financial crisis in American history. Ronald Reagan was the CA governor so he did have political experience. And no, he was not the best President. The economy got worse with him.

 

I was never taught the best leaders in American history were average Joes lacking political experience. George Washington was an Army general, right?

 

I did not say somebody must be a "career politician" to know what he or she is doing as a President. I just said it helps a lot to have political experience.

 

FDR gave us the raw deal, the greatest expansion of government - which our own government was founded to protect us FROM.  It was war that turned around the economy and put everyone to work.  Without it, we would have been bankrupted.

 

Reagan is the best President of our lifetime, and it isn't even close.  The economic boom under his leadership happened was fueled by tax cuts and removal of crippling regulation.  Few times in history did the economy grow at the pace under his leadership.

 

Washington was one of the very people I talked about.  He was no career politician.  He was a surveyor by trade and served in the military.  He certainly was no politician.  He did not want the job.  In fact, he had to be begged to serve as President.

 

For someone who thinks they know so much, actually knows very little.  Yet you are extremely confident in your falsehoods.  That's both sad and dangerous.

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