GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) Wants To Put Reagan On $50 Bill

[Tx4obama]

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) introduced a bill yesterday that would bump Ulysses S. Grant -- our 18th president and Civil War hero -- from the $50 bill in favor of Ronald Reagan...
http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/reaganomics-gop-rep-wants-to-put-reagan-on-50-bill.php?ref=fpb

p.s. Like one of the folks in the article's comment section said: "... put Reagan on the new $1 million bill so only his supporters will have to look at him."

[tabasco]

1. It figures the pukes would want to put a chickenhawk POS on the $50

and take off a REAL SOLDIER.

[whistler162]

25. One minor problem there Reagan wasn't a chickenhawk.....

a POS maybe but not a chickenhawk by any definition!

He was a reservist from 1938 to the mid 1950's. Who because of his eyesight was declared 4F and didn't have to serve in any capacity during WWII. But he fought to be assigned to active duty during WWII. Yes the active duty was making training films but it was still active duty.

By the way during that time he was a Democrat.

[KingFlorez]

2. What's the line from "The Color Purple"?

Oh, yes, "Hell No".

[Jackpine Radical]

3. I think the government oughtta issue

official toilet paper with Raygun's picture on it.

[WVRICK13]

4. Oh Boy

can we get a picture of him hugging Bonzo? It would be the first currency to honor a chimp and that other guy.

[Jackpine Radical]

8. We could probly sell enough of Bozo & Bonzo paper to put a dent in the National Debt.

Heh. Reagan's last (and only) gift to America.

[KansDem]

5. Why?

It this happens (which I think won't) it will become the most-maligned bill in the history of US paper currency!

Imagine: devil's horns, goatee and beret, sun glasses, a little text cloud saying "Fuck you, America!," etc.etc.etc!!!

With a red pen, you could draw "Zombie Reagan!"


Might be fun!

[global1]

6. Gag Me With A Spoon - A Resounding "Hell No" ......

if you want to put a Reagan on our currency - let it be his son - Ron.

[thunder rising]

7. It WILL pass .. .in the new Democracy it only takes 40 Republican votes to pass a Republican law

Where as it takes 60 Democratic votes to pass a Democratic law.

[Jackpine Radical]

9. They call it the Irreconciliation process.

Happens when Republicans get intransigent. Which is always.

[gratuitous]

10. Blasphemy!

In order to put Reagan on currency, he'd have to be dead, and we all know that Ronald Reagan and his legacy will never die. We'll be paying on his legacy for generations (presuming the United States is still in existence). Patrick McHenry is apostate.

[NRaleighLiberal]

11. McHenry is a NC embarrassment. One of the worst of the worst.

[golddigger]

12. I say put a pic of

Reagan on every roll of toilette paper made.

[chollybocker]

13. I'm sure his constituents in NC are impressed

that he's spending their time and tax money in order to tackle The Truly Important Issues Facing America Today.

Another Rethug waste of space.

[AzNick]

14. Reminds me of the "Spiro Agnew $3 bill" running gag in Mad magazine

[AzNick]

15. Let's campaign for FDR on the $50 bill

FDR is a far more important president in our history.

He fixed a recession
He won a major war on 2 major fronts and saved the world from Nazi and Japanese Imperial domination
He created the United Nations (along with Churchill)

I would put Reagan on coin.

[tabasco]

18. Yeah, I'd put him on a coin.

The million yen coin in China.

[AzNick]

19. I was thinking about the penny, as they're going extinct

Pennies live in jar, at least until their trip to the Coin Star machine.

[Itchinjim]

16. Only if we can put Clinton on the $100 bill.

Fuck Reagan. Fuck the GOP. God how I hate them both. (I'm drunk ok? you can say shit like that when you're drunk)
PS I when I'm sober I say shit like that too. Fuck em. Buncha assholes.

[AzNick]

20. FDR

If we can all agree on one Democratic hero, that would be FDR.

[CurtEastPoint]

17. Here's the smarmy little f**k with his g**d**n hero

[NNadir]

21. Grant was - as should be incontestable - a far greater President.

I would rank Grant as the second or third greatest President of the 20th century.

I made my case here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/5/7/214329/7537">U.S. Grant and the Worst President Stuff.

[NNadir]

22. Grant was - as should be incontestable - a far greater President.

I would rank Grant as the second or third greatest President of the 20th century.

I made my case here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/5/7/214329/7537">U.S. Grant and the Worst President Stuff.

[Tippy]

23. Well Putnam County TN has a.......

Billboard up along Interstate 40 of ol' Ronnie Reagan wearing a Stetson hat....It read "WE MISS YOU"
Interstate 40 if you not familiar with it runs from Coast to Coast in one day they claim at least one million vehicles travel going one way or the other or maybe it was a million in each direction...This is on a prime billboard site. This just went up in the last 2 to 3 days I believe.

[ShadowLiberal]

24. There's other presidents ranked much higher then Reagan

I'd put quite a few people on money before Reagan (like FDR, Harry Truman), and besides aren't there better less famous people to replace, like Andrew Jackson, or Hamilton? Or how about the people who get to be on a bill and a coin?