Of course, you're looking at Reagan in hindsight; let's wait 20 years and see what they say about Bush, okay?
Don't even bother with these folks ... They're still trying to sabotage Schwarzenegger long after McClintock lost. It's a pissing contest among the purists to see who can despise Schwarzenegger the most. Some Reagan fans learned nothing from him at all and don't care about actually impacting policy as long as those pretty right-wing flags are fluttering as they careen down the canyon.
Per James Baker... Reagan knew it was better to get 80 percent of what he wanted rather that "go over the cliff with flags flying."