"During the Reagan years, many, many conservatives called the Gipper too soft on the Soviets and too addicted to spending. While the Gipper is rightly lionized now, he certainly was not back then. How soon we forget."
I won't, inkling! Reagan was the first President I had the honor, duty and privledge of voting for. It was so exciting! And it turned out well, I think. :)
I do remember my Dad, a staunch Republican, getting as mad at President Reagan as I do some days at President Bush. ;)
There were a number of occasions when I disagreed with him, and said so. And there were PLENTY of times when I cheered him on. If the Internet and FR existed at the time, my opinions would have been forthcoming on the forum then, as they are with President Bush now.
President Bush will most likely end with a better track record with judges then Reagan did. However, I disagree with him more often then with Reagan.
BTW, at the time, I was well aware of Reagan's GREATNESS. Considering the MSM, that he would be judged as GREAT so soon, was quite surprising to me.
I don't view President Bush as GREAT and likely never will. He will go down in history as VERY GOOD but not GREAT. Neither am I disappointed by him. To me, he was NOT another Reagan, nor was he as conservative, though I thought, particularly after eight years of Clinton, President Bush would be a good president, better than his father, and certainly more likable. He's been pretty much EXACTLY what I expected.