I’m glad to hear you’re no Romney-bot, but do NOT misrepresent President (then Governor) Reagan’s intents when he signed that bill.
By omitting what I mentioned, you sought to portray Reagan as one who supported abortion - aka, an “impure” conservative. That is WRONG.
I suspect that Reagan was an impure conservative, that or I'm an impure conservative (or, most likely, both). All of us fall short in some ways. The point with Reagan was that he genuinely believed in individual freedom. To me, that was the critical factor when I first heard him speak in person and when I worked on his campaigns. I have no doubt that Palin is also an impure conservative but also that she genuinely believes in individual freedom. Or is there anyone who questions whether she supports the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, our troops, and the pro-life cause?