Reply #44: In 1980 I was

[southernyankeebelle]

In Heilberg, Germany with my husband and my child living on the military base. I didn't vote for Reagan but I will say that he did bring pride back to the military. He didn't do much for vet's though. Carter came into office and did leave with honor. He wasn't a good president but he didn't try to screw the middle class and plus he was a Naval Academy graduate which says alot. People can honestly say Carter was a good man. Reagan was a good speaker. He was an actor playing a president. He really didn't do anything for the middle class. I don't remember getting much from our income tax any time during Reagan's administration or any republican for that matter. This last income tax refund I received has been the first time my husband and I actully got close to $1,000 back. That is because of the democratics in power. Reagan was the one that started deregulation starting with the aircraft controllers. That is when republicans started demonisizing unions. Although Reagan courted the religious right he kept them at arms length. Honestly the religious right loved Reagan yet he had a very dysfunctional family. You didn't see the Reagan's go to church. It was a myth. Reagan made the country feel better but really we needed that at the time. Obama in some was is like that but is more for the people than Reagan was.