Horseshit.
You get today's Ripping a Statement Out of Its Context Award!
Sorry, but I don't like the content of that statement, in any context. It's simply not true.
Frankly, the entire article is quite convoluted, IMO. This writer does attempt to diminish the efforts and accomplishments of President Reagan, through the use of the unintented consequences argument. That's horseshit and you know it. I don't believe the article offered a fair rendering of history, as I know it, that I lived through and witnessed first hand.