Ronald Reagan wasn't afraid to wear his conservatism in public. Reagan supported, promoted and advanced conservative issues and gave to quarter to liberals. He did compromise on political issues, but only as a last resort. Reagan never surrendered his conservative principles. Reagan admitted that one of his biggest mistakes as President, was the passage of amnesty legislation for some 2-3 million illegals aliens back in the mid-1980`s.
And he openly challenged the Liberals at every opportunity.
I wish George Bush would do more of the same.