Reagan was never ‘forced to’ do anything
He was offered a deal by the lying weasel demoraps that they would give him 2 dollars of spending cuts for every dollar tax increase he agreed to.
The tax increases happened, the spending cuts never did.
Likewise Bush was offere THREE dollars in spending cuts for every dollar tax increase. Once again the lying wasel democraps implemented the tax increases but NOT the spending cuts.
Lying weasel Obama and the lying weasel democraps offered John Boehner 10 dollars of spending cuts for every dollar tax increase. Knowing the spending cuts would never happen, and he would be hammered for that tax increases, he showed on of the few good moments he had as Speaker and refused the ‘deal’.
Boehner was told by the Whip he didn’t have the votes for a deal. He did the right thing because his feet were held to the fire by the Tea Party Caucus. But for that fact, Boehner would have jumped for the deal about this fast (insert sound of fingers snapping).