We’re still paying the price for those compromises.
This probably isn’t a good time for you to argue that the turning over of the Reagan legacy to the Bush family was one of the best things President Reagan ever did.
It certainly was not. The best thing he did was win the Cold War which he would not have managed to do if he was unwilling to work with people like Bush.
And in fairness to Bush and Reagan, remember GHWB's main opponent in the 1988 primary was Bob Dole and I doubt if he would have been any better. He probably would have been worse since at least Bush I & Bush II gave us 3 good judges, and sowed some seeds of hope in the Mideast.