We USED to have a “conservative lion” Jesse Helms. But the left did a hatchet job on him when he died.
This “lion” crap has become a mantra. They're canonizing Teddy because he was their ideological kin.
The condescending, backhand tributes to Reagan in June, 2004 consisted of describing him as “sunny”, “affable” and “optimistic” as though describing the American leader who faced down, outwitted and played a major role in winning the Cold War as though he was Chancey Gardner.
The press cannot help themselves.