Well said.
Fact is, Reagan was a Republican longer than he was a Democrat and he voted for Ike in `52 and `56 and Nixon in 1960. Back then the GOP`s conservative wing stood for the principles of limited government. Unlike today.
As a famous actor and President of the Actor's union, Reagan was already being recognized as conservative in the nation's eyes in the 1940s.
Conservatives had never heard from Romney or had his support until he spent 100 million dollars on this failed primary of 2007 where he did a total self makeover doing a reversal of the first 57 years of his life.