Ron Reagan has NEVER lightened up to the legacy of President Ronald Reagan. He's more than content to make what he can off the legacy while holding some level of love & respect for his father, but otherwise has forever seemed to hold great contempt for his father's deeds, dating back to the underware appearance on SNL which, at the time, Nancy was not very pleased with while Ron was determined to play the rebel. This plays well with the underclass and Reagan / Bush haters but it's dependent upon a deep incincerity that at some point might likely catch up with Ron.
morality's foundation is religion, religion and politics are necessarily related.
We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect,
and our government needs the church, because only those
humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring to
democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.
Ronald Reagan August 1984
Ron Reagan should have taken the time to read what his father thought.