[SolidWood]

AFTER he won, and AFTER he refused Ford a co-presidency.

Yadda yadda... You claim that no Conservative should be (gasp!) seen on a stage or associating himself with Bush, Ford or Rockefeller (or whatever the name of the day). But when it's Reagan, it's a different thing... sure.

Reagan was more pragmatic than you give him credit for, and yes Bush was his Veep to have a "moderate balance".

BTW if you are so outraged over the Iraq war... what to make of Iran Contra, the support for Saddam vs. Iran, the support of the Mujahedin and the withdrawal from Lebanon?

Politics is nasty. Foreign politics is downright ugly. It's reality. You want to twist and bent everything to fit your argument.

Reagan was a magnificent President, but the double standard you apply on him, only in order to defend your indefendable arguments, is ridiculous.

[farmer18th]

Reagan was indeed capable of striking a balance--but always, clearly, in his favor. Would you agree that we haven't been so fortunate with Romney, McCain, Rudy, Bush 1, Bush 2??

Nancy Reagan had a take on Reagan's character that is instructive. "He was comfortable in his own skin." I don't get that sense about the Bush family. I sense that they define their truths based on who attends the cocktail party.