Reagan nominated O'Connor and Kennedy. You can only do your best job, and hope it's enough.
Reagan had some blind spots but don't blame him for Anthony Kennedy.
Kennedy followed Bork and Douglas Ginsberg. At the time, people thought he was a conservative. His work had always represented a conservative jurisprudence. Most conservatives thought he was a fine choice, though we were very disappointed that the Dems had stopped Bork.
At the time Reagan named O'Connor, Jesse Helms was the only critical voice around. The old tarheel usually had it right. Blame the Gipper for that one.