Reagan wasn’t perfect. But then again, who is...right? He made mistakes in the handling of certain national security and military related issues. I never thought he should have signed off on the 1986 Immigration Bill, because the other side (and apparently, some of “our” side) had no intention of living up to the restrictions in it.
But he was no RINO and to say so is a complete disregard of history.
He believed in eliminating the corrosive power of government intrusion and regulation where it was not needed.
He believed in cutting taxes.
He understood and believed in strong national security and military strength.
He believed in God and the influence of religion on maintaining a positive character of the nation.
I could go on, but I think we see it the same way.
To say Reagan was a “RINO” is a misinterpretation of the record at best, and a deliberate mal-interpretation at worst.
Reagan admitted after leaving off that her had regrets in some of his decisions - the 1986 amnesty bill and Sandra Day O’Connor among them. He said he got taken by Kennedy on the former.
I’m actually not sure what Choncha was trying to get at here but of course Reagan could never be called a RINO because it was they he had to defeat to get the nomination and it was they fought against for eight years while in office.
The designations of RINO and Conservative are not interchangeable or comparative in any way, shape or form.
Reagan was the scourge of the former and defined the latter.