Those of us who really respected Reagan, also admire President Bush. ALL of us who respect Bush, admired Reagan, but didn't expect perfection, or perfect alignment with our own ideas from him. Those who use his name to attack President Bush on a regular basis on this forum most likely never really respected Reagan as President either.
Or at least they didn't pay attention to his presidency, because as you pointed out, it wasn't perfect either.
They use it as a vehicle of convenience, ohio, turning him into a weapon to Bash Bush. The weapon is flawed, however, but that is not mentioned. I don't think the Gipper would like this use of his name, anyway.
I've become so disgusted with Bush over immigration and other issues I probably should stop posting about him for a few days. I was such a big supporter of his. If Bush was not president tomorrow it would not bother me a bit. His whole presidency can be put in to one word: "tepid".