[ctdonath2]

Remember: Regan looked like a RINO at first. Wouldn'ta gotten in had everyone known what he'd do.

[Vigilanteman]

Remember: Regan looked like a RINO at first.

I don't think a RINO would be a fair description. His conservative bonafides were fairly clear after his epic speech at the 1964 convention.

But they were able to nudge him leftward on a number of fronts during his stint as governor of California and thought they could do the same as president.

Remember, the RINO wing backed George Bush I in 1980. The conservatives backing Reagan were just too well organized and united from 1976 for the RINO wing to overcome.

In hindsight, we were naive to think things would be different this year when we couldn't even agree on a candidate.

[sand88]

Regan looked like a RINO at first. Wouldn'ta gotten in had everyone known what he'd do. B.S. Reagan campaigned as a Conservative and put his principles out front. He repeatedly stated that "Government is the problem."