I agree that Reagan was the best President of the 20th century. But he wasn't perfect.
Bush also has opinions based on his experience as Gov. of Texas, and as son of another President (and VP in the Reagan WH) Why aren't those opinions valid?
I think it should be clear by now that we need a reform of immigration policy. But too many people are unrealistic about it. We wouldn't have illegal, unskilled workers from SA if we didn't need them. We need *legal* unskilled workers from there. I'd prefer having temporary guest workers instead of permanent immigrants, but I'm open to discussion about it.
Pretending we don't need these people is beyond silly.
Bush is a pragmatist who cares most about winning. Reagan was an idealist who was willing to be pragmatic.
Reagan took his own life and his family's life in his hands when he battled the Hollywood Communists who tried to run the Screen Actors' Guild. We now have a huge archive of what Reagan thought and wrote in his early days, long before he entered politics.
W. is not much of a thinker. He is much smarter than the Democrats allow, but he is a poor communicator, worse than his father. My biggest complaint is that he ran as conservative, like his father, and governed as a Democrat, like his father, trying to please the enemy while spiting his supporters.
Bush 1 used to say, "If you're so smart, why aren't you president?" That is typical Bush arrogance and explains why both failed as leaders.