To defend Pres. Reagan:
Patti and Ronnie P. were more likely the product of liberal private school/university education than they were of their father. Ronald Reagan was a public figure with a busy schedule and his kids unfortunately were allowed to be raised by the status quo in education which is liberalism. The educational establishment preaches rebellion against your parents and their beliefs. It was cool to be anti anything their father stood for. Now it's cool to use his coattails to espouse their socialist point of view, while decrying others who seek to protect his true legacy. Michael and Maureen on the otherhand got it. They saw the goodness of their father and his beliefs, they personally experienced it through his love and commitment to them. They knew it was real because he chose them through adoption yet never made them feel 'adopted'. Patti and Ronnie P. need to get a reality check.
Sorry about reference to Maureen being adopted. If I am in error it still does not change my feelings about Maureen and Michael's relationship with their father ....