Reply #25: Barack Obama = Ronald Reagan [View All]

[ChairmanAgnostic]

Let's see.
Both started off popular, with strong mandates, which eroded in the first term.
Both actively sought reduction, if not the total destruction of nuclear weapons.
Both suffered from economic crises when they took office.
Both suffered from energy based crises when they took office.
Both increased military spending.
Both had military occupations of choice.
Both had commanding presences behind a podium.
Both had strong supporters who often felt he did not do enough to pursue their goals.
Both had pragmatic political skills often overlooked by their political foes.


After that, the comparison really falls apart. Obama is trying, slowly, to reinsert science to the lofty position it once held. Reagan used faith based science at the start, after which it was honed to perfection by W. Reagan caused the AIDS spread to become an epidemic by refusing to fund research or even acknowledge its appearance in the US; Obama is seeking to apply real medicine to serious problems. HIs stance on antibiotic use in feed animals is simply wonderful.

I hated the Reagan administration, for many, many reasons, but I must admit, his pursuit of removing all nukes from our planet was excellent.