[tanknetter]

He then ran as president as a conservative, governed as a conservative (despite a mostly democrat congress) and then won a second election in a landslide with 49 states (out of 50, in case you needed some perspective).

I'm not sure people can really say that Reagan governed as a "true" Conservative when President. From a fiscal Conservative standpoint, (social spending, running up the deficit, some of his tax policies, etc) he probably wasn't.

The thing is, since everyone KNEW that Reagan was a true Conservative, they saw his more centrist (if not Liberal) policies as tactical moves to support an overall strategic advancement of Conservatism ...

[Badray]

For most of Reagan's two terms, he had to deal with an overwhelmingly Democrat Congress. His tax cuts doubled revenue to the Treasury, but Dem spent $1.83 for every dollar that Reagan's cuts brought in.

A lot of Reagan's spending was to rebuild the military and to win the Cold War without firing a shot. Peace through strength and outspending the commie bastards worked to the world a safer and better place.

Reagan was not perfect. His amnesty was one of the most egregious policies, but it should have served as a warning not to do it again. Sadly Senor Jorge Arbusto wants to emulate Reagan's biggest downfalls, but not his greatest successes.