“Just don’t be surprised when his former registered Democrat, pro-abortion slip shows. “
Interesting. Of course Ronald Reagan had once been a Democrat, and he signed the bill that legalized abortion in California, making it only the 2nd state where abortion was legal IIRC.
I remember that there was a faction arguing that Reagan wasn’t conservative enough to suit them.
Reagan was never a pro-abortion. The issue was much less polarizing in 1967 then it is today. He signed that bill thinking he could soften it since he was going to be vetoed.
After admitting to signing that bill being a mistake, he took up the mantle of life. Unlike Trump, Reagan never promoted abortion nor did he seek to support it. Trump did both, vigorously, especially partial birth.
The notion that Conservatives are looking for the perfect candidate is folly used by Trump supporters to deflect the fact that he's not conservative at all. You look for the candidate that promotes and believes in the principles of the cause. The perfect human does not exist.
You have identified one issue with Reagan upon which he changed his mind. Ok, this can be forgiven and if Trump had the same wake up then I would agree that it's human to evolve.
But with Trump it's not just abortion that he defended and promoted.......
Progressive taxes (still does) - one time wealth tax - Universal health care (still does) - Affirmative Action (still does) - eminent domain (still does) - assault weapons ban - no touching SS or Medicare (still does). To name some.
Trump can never be compared to Reagan on any level in any way, most importanly never on core principles.
No modern day Conservative has ever been a registered Democrat in favor of so many left wing causes as Trump.
Before June 2015 he was just another NY liberal. Now he's a “pragmatist."
But Conservative principles are not living and breathing. Either you believe in them with your core, or you find reasons why they don't quite fit for the sake of victory.
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - Benjamin Franklin
I remember saying that myself many times.
Rush said something once that rings true. The news has always been left leaning it is just that we never had anything to compare it to until FOX came on line.
By the same token Reagan looked pretty conservative after Carter.