MSNBC - Altercation
As the lovefest for Reagan enters a third day, there's a clear undercurrent; historians have had a chance to take a look back and realized that much of the Reagan worship portrayed in the media runs contrary to reality, and that his stated ambitions as president failed to match his actions on a regular basis. While there are plenty of articles about this to choose from--apparently every newspaper, knowing this day would come, has been getting ready to offer a somewhat balanced picture of the Reagan years--Eric Alterman's blog today marshals some nice facts, including the fact that Bill Clinton--who, time will show, history will judge the more successful president--was more popular than Reagan. Republicans, it turns out, aren't more prevalent, or more popular--they're just louder.
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