Reagan the new face of the $10 bill?

[Khephra]

Reagan the new face of the $10 bill?

Published report says conservatives will push for image of 40th president to grace $10 bill or dime.
June 8, 2004: 7:34 AM EDT



NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Ronald Reagan's face could soon adorn the $10 bill or half the dimes minted in the country, if fans of the late president get their way, according to a published report.

USA Today reported Tuesday that Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., plans to sponsor legislation to have Reagan replace Alexander Hamilton, the nation's first treasury secretary, on the $10 bill. The proposal has the support of Ronald Reagan Legacy Project, which is headed by Grover Norquist, an influential conservative activist.

The paper says Democrats in Congress are not a ready to embrace the idea, though none would come out opposed to the idea in the wake of Reagan's death Saturday.

The decision about who is on currency is up to the secretary of treasury. A spokeswoman for current Treasury Secretary John Snow said any discussion of putting Reagan on the bill is "premature." But the paper quotes Norquist as saying that he has already had discussions with Snow and senior White House staff about the idea and found no opposition.

more.............

http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/08/news/economy/reagan_hamilton/

[Ganja Ninja]

1. Go for the bill.

It's much easier to deface using a magic marker.

[warrior1]

3. bull fing sh!t

Are there any descendent of Alexander Hamilton to help oppose this.

[The Backlash Cometh]

35. Why, we're all descendants of Alexander Hamilton.

From sea to shining sea...one big happy family.

[lanparty]

78. It doesn't matter ...

Hamilton was an asshole too. Though, he was a VERY SMART asshole.

[LynneSin]

4. As much as I hate the idea - that would be fun

I would make it a point to write a Reagan Crime on every $10 bill I get. We would have way too much fun.

But Damnit - NONONONONONONO to Reagan on any currency!!!!

[Name removed]

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[kegler14]

40. Thought you might be interested in this post on FR

concerning your exploding Bush image

"DU has a thread about this in their breaking news section.

The 5th reply down has this image imbedded in the reply: (showed the image)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x609313

The image is hosted here: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeedxjk/

The Secret Service has been notified. Methinks we are going to see a red x in that image real soon."

[prodigal_green]

45. Do you think the secret service

just automatically directs everything from Freeperville to the trash?

I would think so.

[kegler14]

72. They should direct it to the trash

but I see now that the original DU post complained about onb FR has been deleted. Creepy.

[Name removed]

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[kegler14]

63. And why do you say I won't be posting much longer?

Are you saying I shouldn't have shown this guy what was being posted by the nutballs at FR? Is this against the rules here?

[mountainvue]

90. Isn't the Secret Service's

job with Reagan over?

[saigon68]

16. DRAW A MUSTACHE ON EVERY BILL

Just an idea

-Simon Jester

[CO Liberal]

34. And Devil Horns

:evilgrin:

[Zero Gravitas]

27. Agreed

If they are going to put Reagan on the currency I'd definitely prefer paper money. IF they put him on a bill, I'll have a rubber stamp made that says "TRAITOR" and stamp it across his face on every bill that comes my way.

[Astarho]

80. But you can't put bills on the RR tracks

coins are so much easier for that.

[Spinzonner]

2. It's not totally out of the question

I could support putting him on the $3 bill

[0007]

....maybe on a new two cent piece

[Fozzledick]

28. Wooden Nickel!

[UpInArms]

23. I was thinking that it should be a

$3 credit note.

http://newyorker.com/talk/content/?040126ta_talk_cassidy

In 1981, David Stockman, Ronald Reagan’s budget director, invited the financial journalist William Greider to the White House and told him that the President’s controversial and far-reaching tax-cut package was a “Trojan horse” designed to reduce the top tax rates on the wealthy. Greider reported this comment in The Atlantic Monthly, and the flap that ensued prompted James Baker, Reagan’s flinty chief of staff, to summon Stockman to his office. “My friend,” Baker began, “I want you to listen up good. Your ass is in a sling.” The only way for Stockman to save his job, Baker explained, was for him to have lunch with the President. “The menu is humble pie. You’re going to eat every last mother f’ing spoonful of it. You’re going to be the most contrite sonofabitch this world has ever seen.” Just in case Stockman hadn’t got the message, Baker added, “When you go through the Oval Office door, I want to see that sorry ass of yours dragging on the carpet.”

<snip>

O’Neill watched all this with anguish. Shortly before he was fired, he confronted Cheney about the Administration’s latest proposal to cut taxes by another six hundred and seventy-four billion dollars over ten years, pointing out that the country was “moving toward a fiscal crisis.” The Vice-President stopped him. “Reagan proved deficits don’t matter,” he said. “We won the midterms. This is our due.” In fact, Reagan didn’t prove anything of the kind. Early in his first term, Congress was forced to adopt emergency tax increases and spending cuts to restrain the ballooning budget shortfall. Despite this remedial action, it wasn’t until the early nineties, when George Bush Senior and Bill Clinton raised taxes, that the nation’s finances were put in proper order, opening the way to the longest economic expansion on record.

...more...

[tabasco]

99. His picture should be on foreign currency.

That's who owns Reagan's debt.

[struggle4progress]

48. Put him on the $1000 bill if they ever bring it back

He was a rich man's president.

[Endangered Specie]

58. How about a 1/10 cent piece?...

since gas stations always charge an extra 9/10 of a cent, that oughta be illegal unless they can actually give change in the tenths.

[FlashHarry]

5. A fiscally irresponsible president on the sawbuck? I think not!

A corrupt one, at that! If anything, put him on the penny. Lincoln's already on the five, and the penny's virtually worthless.

[Spinzonner]

8. Actually a perfect icon for deficits

Costs more to produce than it's face value

[trogdor]

9. If it would get people to use the damned things...

...put him on the dollar coin. THAT would be progress.

[gatlingforme]

6. I think they should replace the Statue of Liberty with Reagan's face.

Or add it to Mr. Rushmore. Better yet, Put Reagan in the chair of the Lincoln Memorial.

[Lou_C]

38. LOL

[lanparty]

88. Just wait ...

They have to finish carving W's mug on Mount Rushmore.

Though I have my own project. They need to carve Bush Jr, Bush Sr, Reagan and Nixon's face into the side of some toxic waste dump abandoned quarry.

[Mountainman]

7. Here we go. Reagan every damn thing.

Conservatives live in a fantasy world for sure. Reagan does not deserve to be placed with the great presidents. Pisses me off that right wing lies are treated like truth.

Will someone please get real? Stop all this Reagan bull shit! The guy screwed over so many people and had the most criminal administration in recent history! Why in hell does his dying change any of that?

[progressivebydesign]

42. Have the ads come out for the "collector" coins?

I don't watch t.v., but I'm sure those ads are already on the air. If the GOP could figure out a way, they'd make Reagan Bush's running mate.. he's more lively than the one we have now.

[prodigal_green]

75. Andrew Jackson was pretty bad

to my Oklahoma Cherokee ancestors...wouldn't mind seeing his face replaced on the $20.

[lanparty]

92. I agree ...

Despite being a populist, he was a son-of-a-bitch racist mother-fucker!!!! What was done to the Cherokees was outrageous. They had adopted the "western" lifestyle, but were driven off their land anyway for nothing other than their skin color.

[lanparty]

89. The "GREAT" presidents ...

They were ALL populists and worked for the common man. They were also great thinkers and great achievers.

Reagan ???? Bush ????? Nixon ???? Puh-leeeeze?????

[Heidi]

10. I'm looking all over DU . . .

for the "pukey" icon.

[truthseeker1]

68. :puke:

:puke:

When you're typing your post, click on "Smilies lookup table" and you'll see all the shortcuts there.

[UpInArms]

93. welcome to DU Heidi!

:hi:

how about a group puking?

:puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:

[Heidi]

104. A new team sport . . .

Synchronized puking! Do we still have time to organize a DU team for the summer Olympics?

(Thanks, ya'll.)

[noonwitch]

11. Bring on the half-penny, like the british have

It's an appropriate tribute, considering how his policies affected the poor.

[qb]

14. Awesome! Here's a motto that highlights the Reagan/Bush legacy

for the poor: "If you haven't got a half-penny then God bless you!"

[RummyTheDummy]

49. Actually Reagan will be featured on the new $-1 dollar bill

Considering his legacy of balooning deficits, it's fitting.

[lanparty]

87. Irrational currency?????

Reagan's note should denote irrational currency. In fact, we should call it "The Reagan", not "The Negative Dollar" or "The Debt".

It would only be used when accrued by negative interest ;-)

[Snellius]

111. A Hitler mustache graffitied on the face of every Reagan $ bill?

Is this the way Grover hopes to honor the memory of his saint?

[gristy]

12. Not gonna happen.

Don't waste time even worrying about it.

[Art_from_Ark]

15. Given how phony he was,

he should go on the $3 bill

[ThreeCatNight]

17. Hanging my head in shame....

I am so damn embaressed to be from Kentucky.

[leetrisck]

18. I want Clinton on Mt. Rushmore - NOW -

and he must tower above everyone else.

[Kolesar]

19. He's already on the minus $3 Trillion Note

The debt he left to future generations.

[Zero Gravitas]

29. Snow Crash

In NEal Stephenson's Sci Fi novel Snow Crash Reagan is on the (not very valuable) billion dollar note. :)

[lanparty]

79. I agree

We need to mind "negative" money. Reagan's face will adorn EVERY denomination.

Either that, or put his portrat on the penny. Because thats what people will have to save in the future because of deficits.

[missile_bender]

20. What's next, changing

the name of the city to Reagan, D.C.?

Unembedded.com

[montana_hazeleyes]

31. What's up with the wierd

website?

[missile_bender]

74. What's weird

about it?

[nuxvomica]

21. All this Reagan worship is sad

If Reagan was really the great president these benighted fools think he was, wouldn't his accomplishments be self-evident? Wouldn't history itself be a suitable memorial? I think they have too much doubt themselves and are trying to preempt the judgment of history.

[Walt Starr]

22. My original thought is, refuse to accept them

Demand two fives in change instead. If the merchant will not give you two fives, demand they take an immediate return and give you your money back.

But the idea of defacing each and every one you come in contact with is a much better idea.

[Rooktoven]

76. I was going to post this.

Good idea Walt. Maybe they could fall into disuse.

[snippy]

24. Maybe we should change Christmas to February 6. n/t

[sleepyhead]

25. And Easter to.....?

[booksenkatz]

36. Spit take!

Good one, sleepyhead. But man, what an awful thought... RR rising from the dead!
:scared:

[bushisanidiot]

26. Didn't Nancy Just Say NO! to this hairbrained idea???

i could've sworn that i read that she didn't think it was right for her husband to bump another president off of our nation's currency.

[NewJerseyDem]

98. That was for the dime

She didn't think that FDR should removed from the dime and replaced with Reagan as some republicans in congress had proposed. However, she hasn't said anything about this situation and since Hamilton was never President it may be different.

[TahitiNut]

30. How about the $10 I.O.U.?

The former 'champion' of putting our children and children's children in debt should only be "honored" on debt instruments. How about a $10 Savings Bond?

[montana_hazeleyes]

32. Put him on the back of

the Susan B. Anthony.
The B would stand for his movies.

[bluestateguy]

33. People need to know about Alexander Hamilton

He was an important American. Were it not for his brilliance in the Federalist Papers selling the Constitution to a still skeptical American public there never would have been a President Reagan. In fact, there never would have been an American presidency period. Hamilton was the Constitutional Convention's biggest advocate for the American presidency. Nor should his work as Treasury Secretary be forgotten. He is regarded as the finest Treasury Secretary in history, building a stable financial system for the new nation and the National Bank of the United States. Too few kids know about Hamilton, and even fewer have ever heard of the Federalist Papers, much less read any of them. I assign 3 every semester to my students. His ideas were not particularly popular, but we would have no national economy and no presidency without him. Keeping his face on the 10$ at least prevents his name from drifting into popular historical obscurity.

I'm not worried about Reagan drifting into historical obscurity. We have the USS Ronald Reagan and Reagan National Airport to prove it. I am not opposed to memorializing Reagan, but I think that deference should be given to the family, and contemporary politicians who try to capitalize on his death to score cheap political points in an election year should be ashamed of themselves.

[lanparty]

94. Hamilton was an elitist ...

He wanted a VERY STRONG federal government well above and beyond what the constitution provided for. He strongly believed in notions of aristocracy and priveleged classes.

Nonetheless, he was a founding father and DID keep the books well. If ANY person should be removed from the currency, it should be Hamilton. Though, I'd sooner seen him replaced with Wilson or Kennedy.

Given the pace of inflation, I'm sure that another denomination will open up at some point. Perhaps a 500 dollar bill, or a 5 dollar coin???

[CBHagman]

37. Want to contact Treasury Secretary Snow?

The address is 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., 20220-0001.

The website is www.ustreas.gov.

I suppose you can get his e-mail address there.

Let's SHARE our opinions with the powers that be, shall we?

[Zerex71]

39. Are none of our cultural icons sacred?

Hamilton was a true giant of the Republic, and the conservative whiners won't rest until their boy Ronnie adorns everything, yet he did absolutely nothing good while in office. What is the world coming to?

[progressivebydesign]

41. Give me a freakin' break!

Reagan is being held up as larger than life, when in reality, his second term was so fraught with scandal, indictments of his own inner cirlce, and a shitty economy. While I"m certainly not dancing on the guy's grave, I find this beautification of him just laughable.

I still can't figure out the "Great Communicator" thing. He spoke as badly and as haltingly as Bush does. My fave was when called the uniforms for our military, "wardrobe" in a speech. I remember at the time, thinking that poor Reagan had some sort of dementia, back then.. because he appeared to be the front man for the same neocon war criminals that are running our country now, with another incompetent at the helm.

Reagan wasn't a hero. He was the GOP's idea of a hero. All style, no substance. When was the last time the GOP had a GOOD president? I mean.. a president that was in command (for real)? A president that didn't end up leaving in scandal, or having his inner circle indicted? Or botching the economy so badly, and starting a useless war? Geez.. I can't think of one.

[arwalden]

43. Put Him On The $1000.00 Bill

And the repukes will be honored and regular folks won't have to look at his ugly mug every day for the rest of their lives.

[olddem43]

86. There are no 1000s

The Feds withdrew them from circulation, as well as the 500 many years ago. Haven't been made since. Only available as collector items, and at a premium.

[arwalden]

103. And Your Point? ;-)

Actually... They stopped printing them in 1945, and stopped issuing the remaining ones in the 1960's.

I wouldn't object to a special issue... legal tender for people to spend or for collectors to collect. Only rich republicans would want them anyway. I'd never have to be troubled with one.

-- Allen

[crossroads]

44. Put him on the penny...they are also worthless!

:eyes:

[davidinalameda]

46. I guess I'll just have to ask for two fives if this happens

[mulethree]

47. His face should be on the $2Trillion bill - he tripled the national debt

Backed by the full faith, credit and servitude of the unborn great-grand children of the United States of America

[JETS]

50. Will the $10 bill be printed in red ink? n/t

[Fovea]

51. Grover Norquist

IS the true legacy of Ronald Reagan.

[TheFarseer]

52. FDR off the dime is horrendous

He was a much better president than Raygun ever thought about being. If they wanted to do anything, they could revive the 2 dollar bill and put him on it til we get bored with 2 dollar bills again.

[Spider Jerusalem]

67. They still print $2 bills.

And Jefferson is still on them. And Ronald Reagan wasn't fit to empty Jefferson's chamber pot.

[TheFarseer]

71. my bad, you're right

I guess they don't print many or why don't I see them used ever? I only see them being horded by people who seem to think they will be collectors items or something.

[TheFarseer]

53. another idea i had

Washington is on the $1 and the quarter. They could put someone else on the quarter if they wanted, although I fail to see how Reagan is worthy of the quarter. TR should get his face on some money before Reagan.

[stevedeshazer]

54. The Treasury will needs a lot of Scotch Tape

[The Blue Knight]

55. How about we push to get Clinton on the $20?

Just to piss them off?

[peterh]

59. Speaking of the $20…..

One of Orange County’s many idiots will introduce a bill in an effort to de-face that 20….with obviously nothing better to do, the house repugs will be out to out do each other in trying to get raygun’s face and name on anything remotely viable….:puke:


Bill seeks Reagan on $20

http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=98842§ion=NEWS&subsection=FOCUS&year=2004&month=6&day=8

WASHINGTON – If Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has his way, Ronald Reagan's image will replace Andrew Jackson's on the $20 bill.

"We've got a bill to introduce tomorrow replacing Old Hickory with the Gipper,'' Aaron Lewis, spokesman for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach, said Monday. Rohrabacher, one of Reagan's most ardent supporters in the House, said Saturday that he would do all he could to get the word out about what a great man Reagan was.

[stevedeshazer]

61. Works for me!

But he's not dead yet. :)

[Tabucky]

62. good idea blue knight

[lanparty]

95. Ya know ...

Ronald Reagan looks ALOT like Alec Baldwin. Any relation there????

[Ediacara]

113. An "actual" mockup

courtesy of the BBC.... What a goofy picture... No country has any portrait of any honoree smiling.... Just like the current $10 with Hamilton, this one has Reagan facing the wrong way:




With the off-center portrait, the bills look nicer with the honoree facing the center:

[hunter]

56. Reagan will be on the $1000 bill...

Which will, at first, buy you a gallon of gasoline and a cup of coffee.

Later the Reagan $1000 will only be useful as filler in pigeon drops and other bunko schemes.

[swinney]

57. Grover Nutquist pushing $10

He has said for years that when he dies the sympathy will allow him to get pic on $10.

Try 1700 Billion bill to commemorate his Debt.

[mbperrin]

64. If Grover is for it...

I'm against it!

nuff said

[flaminbats]

65. I have an idea...

Quarters are being issued now for every state and four territories including Washington D.C.. Once these are all released why not begin a new cycle of quarters showing the Presidents and their Vice Presidents. On the back of the first quarter would be Washington and Adams. On the back of the last quarter issued would be Kerry and ?

We can even call the 44 quarters the Reagan commemorative quarters in memory of this two-term President. We can remember all the of the former Presidents without removing our nation's greatest leaders from the currency.

[RhodaGrits]

81. I like that idea :-) I read a Forbes poll today that said that

48% of the respondents believed that Reagan was the greatest President of the 20th century. I was betting that most of the respondents had no idea who many of the other Presidents were or what they had done. That would be a start.

[LoneStarLiberal]

66. Hamilton or FDR? Bye, Alex

If I have to choose between Hamilton and FDR, sorry Alex, nice knowing you.

If those fuckers think about bumping FDR off the dime (which, given their prediliction for lusting after Reagan as the anti-New Dealer, I think they would rather have) I'll go postal from the keyboard.

[Frangible]

69. Even Nancy is against this

What an utterly dumb idea.

[lanparty]

82. Maybe ...

Maybe if they put his face on the "golden dollar" Republicans will start using them. Perhaps they could mind a $5 coin.

If putting that asshole on a coin is the price for getting these things in service (durable currency), I'm all for it.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

70. Bring back the 2 cent piece

He put in his 2 cents worth.

Reagan wouldn't have gotten where he did if not for the man on the dime. And Hamilton should be honored by the establishment he helped create.

[lanparty]

84. Hamilton created the national debt!!!!

In a way it's kind of fitting. Hamilton INVENTED the national debt. Reagan PERFECTED it. Though the jury is still out. Bush may outdo Reagan.

Perhaps we should put Hamilton on the Left, Reagan on the right, the the Monopoly guy with his pockets turned out in the center. Then the $10 will be PERFECT!!!!!

The back of the bill would feature various US landmarks with signs marking their new owners.

[KamaAina]

73. Put him on the Iranian rial or the Nicaraguan cordoba

since he did so much to facilitate trade with those two countries :-)

[happynewyear]

77. time to print another $2.00 bill that no one wants

What's this $10 bill crud anyway?

Just say NO! :argh:

[Comicstripper]

83. Buck stop

Unfortunately, I can see this idea catching on. Republicans adore the man,and Democrats now aren't going to try to block this sort of thing in a time of great national sadness and mourning over a great man, etc.. They had a similar idea with the dime. Replace Roosevelt with Reagan.
I'll let that sink in.
One of the best economic presidents versus one of the worst.
Republican logic.....

[arwalden]

85. Ought Not This Be Delayed For At Least 50 Years????????

This is too much of a politically charged "memorial" for him... even in death, it's more for the "gotcha" effect of needling Reagan's critics, opponents and adversaries.

It's NOT to honor the memory of Reagan! Trust me.

Things like this should be decided upon by a generation OTHER than the one who is still alive at the same time that the deceased was alive... and by people OTHER than his personal supporters and personal enemies. Let history be the judge and set the tone of how he will be remembered and what the proper way to memorialize him would be.

-- Allen

P.S. If you need proof... just take a look at how divisive and confrontational and controversial the renaming of Washington National Airport was. Even renaming the Metro signs was a big political battle.

[madmax]

91. Allen, I agree with you 100%

Your post is right on! However, I'm sure they will argue that Kennedy and MLK had streets, schools and an airport (JFK) is the only one that comes to mind at the moment within the generation that they lived.

How would you respond to that argument? I know I'll need some ammo for my wing-nut brother-in-law.

[arwalden]

102. Have Them Fly To Visit Me... I'll Pick Them Up At REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT

:-)

-- Allen

P.S. Reagan wasn't assinanated... as Kennedy and King were. I think that makes a difference too.

[ElectroPrincess]

110. Yah, to me it will always be called = "National Airport" :-)

I've lived in the D.C. area since 1995. I always considered the name "National Airport" as dignified and descriptive. Yes, although I like Reagan's personality, I did not believe that we should lengthen our airport's name just for him. The present formal name "Reagan National Airport" sounds well ... obviously "nationalistic" It seems that it's a hobby of the radical right wing to do anything to shun the Europeans.

BTW the best *code* to easily discern a Democrat from a Republican in the DC area is how we designate our airport: National vs. Reagan Nation. ;)

[tabasco]

96. They already got Babs Bush on the one dollar bill.

Why do they always want more?

[natrat]

97. woooo cowboy

give it a few decades to digest then think about it

[rfkrocks]

100. Freeper Morons pissing on our history

Alex Hamilton only stormed the redoubts at Yorktown-RR fought WW2 in the film room (yes I know Hamilton was a radical but he was a patriot) FDR only got us thru a depression and a World War-replace him?

[riverwalker]

101. replacing Xmas with Reaganmas

a new American "tradition". Families will start the Morning in America by gathering around pictures of Ron: The Holy One. Eat ketchup, sing patriotic songs, and exchange dollar bills. In the evening, they end the day with a walk in city streets and beat up homeless people "for their own good".
Gawd, Friday can't come soon enough for me. Face on a $10 bill??? On Mount Rushmore??? WTF???

[saigon68]

105. beat up homeless people "for their own good".

They are doing that now

[zmdem]

106. Why not the quarter or penny ?

Both Lincoln and Washington have their mugs on the $1 & $5 dollar bills, so replacing one of them on a coin should be OK. No one's hero hits the dumpster. Replacing FDR on the dime smacks of conservative Republican knife twisting. Hamilton and Jackson, ($10 & $20), were major figures in USA history and it is proper that they be on the currency. Wouldn't hurt my feelings either if Grant were replaced on the $50.

[radfringe]

107. cnn poll - 55% say NONE

1. On what currency should Ronald Reagan's image be placed?
http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/08/news/economy/reagan_hamilton/

Dime 7%
$10 bill 23%
$20 bill 10%
Other 5%
None 55%

[Zynx]

108. Alexander Hamilton basically laid out what is the modern American system.

This country today is pretty much what he wanted it to be and what he helped make it to be. He is one of the greatest Americans and should not be replaced by a man who put us on a path towards bankruptcy.

[ElectroPrincess]

109. Personally Reagan was warm and enchanting BUT

fiscally Ronald Reagan will be aptly portrayed in history as implementing the worst policies. When these deluded middle class Republicans begin losing their houses and income en masse, they will try, as always to blame Clinton. But that won't wash, Reagan and every Republican after him have gutted the government. When the "war money runs out" and the federal government is unable to shore up Homeland security, the truth about "The Reagan Revolution" will be revealed. It was the beginning of our country's downfall cursing the lessons of history and reshaping our world reputation as a cruel and selfish empire.

[JPZenger]

112. Replace Grant on the $50

Alexander Hamilton was integral in creating the U.S. system of finance and deserves the stay on the bill. If they want to replace anyone, replace Ulysses S. Grant on the $50. He mainly won the Civil War by being uncaring about enormous casualities. He is regularly listed by historians as being one of the worst presidents in history.

How about a $50 with Reagan on one side and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall on the other?