[dfwgator]

Sadly, it started with Reagan. His agreeing to an Amnesty in 1986 was the biggest mistake of his Presidency.

Picking George Bush for his VP was his biggest mistake, but your point is well-taken.

[Dr. Sivana]

Picking George Bush for his VP was his biggest mistake, but your point is well-taken.

I don't know how the election would have played out if he picked Laxalt or Lugar (names floated at the time). But I in list of errors I would also include Sandra Day O'Connor, 1986 tax changes (led to S & L crisis), going into Lebanon and letting Nancy confer with an astrologer. Not a horrible list considering the rest of his eight years, and what we came out of, and the trajectory he put the party on. Shame he didn't get the nomination in 1968 (it was closer than it looked).