Regarding Ronald Reagan Liberals correctly perceive the Reagan record as their most dangerous enemy. Why Because what happened during the 1980s prosperity at home (the longest period of peacetime growth in this nation's history, strength abroad directly contradicts every liberal belief. Bill Clinton has confused many about the 1980s and the Reagan legacy. His patently false mantra states, 'The rich got richer, the poor got poorer. The rich didn't pay their fair share, etc.' The 1980s have been intentionally mischaracterized by slick liberal politicians with the complicity of the mainstream media.