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 — our 40th president and Republican hero.
McHenry said of the legislation:
President Reagan was a modern day statesman, whose presidency transformed our nation’s political and economic thinking. Through both his domestic and international policies he renewed America’s self confidence, defeated the Soviets and taught us that each generation must provide opportunity for the next.
“Every generation needs its own heroes,” he added. “One decade into the 21st century, it’s time to honor the last great president of the 20th and give President Reagan a place beside Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy.”
On behalf of Bill Clinton: Ouch.
Rep. Patrick McHenry is also known for noting that he hasn’t “seen enough evidence one way or the other” as to whether President Obama is a citizen.
