Reagan ran up bigger deficits than Bush— he showed far less fiscal restraint. So Reagan was not by any measure fiscally conservative.
He nominated and placed Sandra Day O Connor on the Supreme Court. That was an unmitigated disaster.
He placed 300 peacekeepers in Lebanon to appease Israel Bashers. Those soliders were murdered. When prompted to retaliate, he refused. He pulled out and ran from the terrorists.
Please understand. I think Reagan was great. But if this is how it is going to be for Bush, then I will destroy Reagan with exactly the same logics being used against Bush.
It is not even close. Bush fielding more than 200,000 volunteer soldiers repudiates the soft post Vietnam era America in a way that puts him light years ahead of “I conquered Grenada” Reagan.
You make some good points but Reagan did so well for the republican party and cons that he managed to get Bush Sr elected. If you want to count the mistakes of a presidency thats fine, but it took Lincoln 4 generals before he could win a war and he could have lost his presidency to one of his own generals for his 2nd term if it wasnt for Sherman burning Atlanta to the ground. My point is that the country forgives their presidents mistakes so long as they inspire. The dems now have an inspirational leader. Ideologically and politically. What do we cons have?