He was great in many areas, but failed in some.........as all great Presidents have done (and as President Bush is doing now).
To insinuate now, that Reagan was flawless and could do no wrong, IMO, diminishes his real record of strength.
And those of us with real memories know better......
Excellent post OhioWfan. President Reagan was great but was not perfect, and his stand after the 1983 Marines bombings was horribly wrong, we have paid the price dearly for it. Granted, that President Reagan major problem was Communism and he lead to victory against the evil empire and for this he will always remain one of our greatest Presidents. However, the cancer of islamic terrorism grew stronger during his time.