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Like many liberals, Rather was a steadfast critic of Reagan's budgetary priorities. During his very first broadcast of March 9, 1981, Rather and his associates stressed how much the president wanted to "CUT" government programs. After airing two soundbites critical of Reagan's 1982 budget, reporter Phil Jones declined to air any in support of it.

Rather was on one of the late night shows (I think Letterman) saying how he was not a liberal because he believed in "tight money". (Roll eyes)

That's one of his lines. He used it in an interview with Don Imus in 2001:

IMUS: Now, Bernard Goldberg, your former colleague in the Wall Street Journal the other day said that you possess a liberal bias that you’re even unaware of. What did you think of that? Well, first of all, do you? And second of all, what did you think of his comment?

RATHER: Uh, do I what?

IMUS: Possess a liberal bias.

RATHER: No. I don’t think so, but other people have to judge that. And, you know, he’s entitled to his opinion and that’s, [sighs] uh, [sighs] you know, I’m, [sighs] I’m in favor of a strong defense, tight money, and clean water. I don’t know what that makes me. But whatever that, if that makes me, that’s what, you know, what I am. But when you’re on television every night people are going to take their shots.