[FredZarguna]

Reagan's full blown conversion clearly happens in 1951, although he remained a Democrat for a while, IIRC. Still, Renaldus Magnus certainly embraced John Connally and [lots of the rest of us who came over from the dark side.]

Perry's conversion does not bother me. Converts are often more zealous than those born into the faith. Perry's policies and actions as governor are a far more significant source of concern.

[ansel12]

Sure, conversion is good, but when most of are thinking of officially anointing a man in his 60s our conservative hero, we don’t think in terms of that man having been anti-Reagan in the 1980s, and pro-Rudy Giuliani 3 years ago.