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You can say the same about just any other politician. They all made (and make) mistakes and stumble. The key is how history judges them. In the case of Reagan I think history is pretty clear about what he accomplished and what he didn't. Notice I said "I think" because that's just my opinion; everyone is entitled to one. Informed opinions are not embarrassing. Waving your arms and pushing your own absolutes on other people however can be quite so.

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I think you just nicely reiterated my response to the OP, thanks.

Go troll somewhere else.

You're being silly now. I am not trolling - I stated my opinion. You said:

> Waving your arms and pushing your own absolutes on other people however can be quite so.

Which seemed to be directly in response to the OPs assertion:

> Ronald Reagan was a wise man and great president.

You can see how I would think you were referencing this in your comment as you specified that you were stating an opinion and the OP asserted this comment as fact, yet I stated:

> As far as I'm concerned he is an embarrassment

Which is obviously presented as opinion and not hard fact. I did however back up my opinion with points in a follow up comment.

edit: the downvotes don't make me any less correct in my response, if you disagree please explain.

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