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Comment by snsr | Hacker News Reader

It's probably worth noting that you can largely thank Ronald Reagan and his handlers for this legislation.

  you can largely thank Ronald Reagan and his
  handlers for this legislation

except that the Democrats had solid control of the House, including control of every committee that legislation navigated.

And still, Ronald Reagan is one of the most popular presidents of the US in the last 100 years.

Perhaps to people that guzzle talk radio whatever News Corp puts out. But to anyone else? Average at best.

You have to remember what the country was like at the end of Carter's term to understand why he's so popular.