MSNBC's Ed Schultz disgustingly refers to Rush Limbaugh as "The Drugster," but with some of the outlandish things that come out of his mouth, one has to wonder what chemicals are impacting synapses in his cranium.
Consider that despite the historic shellacking the current White House resident just took at the polls, Schultz said on Tuesday's "Ed Show" that Barack Obama has had a great first two years in office - far better than Ronald Reagan (video follows with transcript and commentary):
ED SCHULTZ: This president has had a great first two years, far better than your good buddy, Ronald Reagan, over there on the right. Far more legislative accomplishments affecting more people's lives.
Consider that in Reagan's first two years, he ended the air traffic controllers' strike, enacted the largest tax cut in history, and signed into law the Job Training Partnership Act which helped get America working again.
By contrast, Obama's signature piece of legislation, ObamaCare, just had a key element found to be un-Constitutional by a federal judge possibly leading to its eventual demise.
As for his efforts to get the economy going, his first stimulus package in February of last year was such a disaster that he and former President Bill Clinton recently told the American people that it was necessary to extend the Bush tax cuts in order to avoid further economic damage.
Lest we forget the shellacking Obama just took at the polls whereby he lost more seats in the House than any President since Truman in 1948 while losing six seats in the Senate.
By comparison, Reagan actually gained two seats in the Senate adding to the Republican majority in his first midterm elections while losing only 28 seats in the already Democrat-controlled House.
Add it all up, and you've got to be on something really special to think that Obama's not just had a great first two years in office, but also he did a far better job than Reagan during the same time frame.
