rocketpig on 11 October 2010
I'm torn between Clinton and Reagan. Each have their black marks:
Clinton - 9/11 is on his shoulders. He had opportunities to kill bin Laden and didn't take a hard-line stand on terrorist activity. He also allowed the intelligence community to dwindle and not aggressively pursue a modernization of the spy world. The economy was in great shape, though it's hard to really give him credit for it.
Reagan - Iran/Contra, massive deficits, Star Wars, trickle down economics, and this entire Afghanistan mess is because of how he handled the country after the Soviets gave up. Did a great job handling the USSR and the economy boomed during several years of his presidency.
I'll just call it a wash.
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