Ronald Reagan was brought to us by General Electric. Reagan was a mediocremovie actor when he became the host of the General Electric Theater on NBC.General Electric launched his political career by sponsoring a national speakingtour for their handsome and wholesome, look-um-in-the-eye, all-American guy whopushed their conservative philosophy from coast to coast. Reagan was the idealpolitical huckster for corporate America's profits-over-people philosophy ofunbridled greed. He could put a nice face on the mean-spirited politics of fearand greed as he blamed "welfare mothers," "social programs,""government regulations" and the "evil empire of the SovietUnion" as causes for America's troubles. His divisive scape-goating of poorpeople and invective against government programs enabled him to deliver a gianttax break for the rich, roll back many health and safety regulations, and pushthrough a gigantic military buildup for corporate defense contractors likeGeneral Electric. His racially charged attacks on affirmative action failed tobring "good things to life" for racial minorities and women as GeneralElectric's advertising slogan promised those who purchased their products. LikeReagan, George W. Bush was supported by big corporations, and although Enrongets a lot of credit, Bush was also presented to us by General Electric, a moreestablished prototype of corporate America success also rumored to have someEnron-like accounting problems.