Reagan, and later Bush, both made the mistake of taking sack of excrement demonrats at their word who subsequently back stabbed them. Come to think of it, in both their instances their major screwings came from now-servicing-demons Ted Kennedy...
I would disagree in Bush’s case. He let let Ted “the lifeguard” Kennedy write his No Child Left Behind legislation that led to federal education spending increases that exceeded those of Clinton/Gore. I winced when he called him his “friend” and to me it signifies what’s wrong with the Republican establishment in Washington and I believe that Ted Cruz is the only candidate with a proven record of bucking the establishment and standing on conservative principles.