IOW Reagan got hoodwinked.
Reagan made mistakes. But Reagan was the last true Leader this nation has had. He was a fighter. He didn't say oh I give up because of congress. He took issues to the people. He used the press to do so. In that he was brilliant and earned respect of all. No man in history of the office accomplished what he did because he had a spine to him. He had people pressuring lawmakers. He won many fights doing so.
What does W do? Oh Hi Teddy let's make some deals. You pass my pro-China and Pro-Mexico trade bills and I'll be the DEMs Good Buddy. I'll also be LBJ's return on social issues. Bush acted in office exactly what he said he would do in 2000 and the blind sheep would not listen to Conservatives sounding the warnings. Now who was hoodwinked? Well Bush ran as a Liberal. It's a shame Republicans were too blasted and love struck from media influence & lazy to even read his speech text to see for themselves. I read them and No I did not vote for Bush in any election.