[jla]

RR was warning against adopting liberal policy or their agenda. I am not, and I don't think Steele is, advocating we explore removing the pro-life/pro-family planks of the Party.
RR had gay friends and I'd say friends who were pro-abort. This didn't affect his opinion of either as it regarded his own, or his Party's, policy.

[Reagan Man]

We happen to be debating national politics and the future of the GOP from a conservative perspective. Reagan never let his personal friendship with gays and pro-abortion supporters get in the way of promoting the conservative agenda.

If you want to espouse political positions and associate those positions with Michael Steele, fine. Just don't attempt to align those values and beliefs with those of Reagan. Not for a moment.

Reagan believed that if people wanted to join the GOP and/or help advance the conservative agenda, that was fine with him. That is not what Steele is talking about.

Steele is talking about expanding the GOP base by accepting the liberal Democrat position on gay rights and abortion rights.

Reagan opposed minority special rights and was adamantly opposed to Roe v Wade and abortion on demand as the policy of the US government.