I love Ann, but as I said on another thread, I think Reagan has been made into something he was not. He compromised, and made the right angry all of the time. Listen, you have to be President of all the nation or you are a Bill Clinton.
These purists are nothing but a joke. They're no more intellectually honest than the left is.
Fortunately, there aren't very many of them. President Bush has maintained support of nearly 90% of his base since he was elected.
These malcontents were never part of his support from the beginning.