RE: two Reagan policies that likely would preclude him or anyone from winning the GOP nomination now: He raised taxes, and he enacted an amnesty for millions of people in the country illegally. If Cruz is so enamored of Reagan, would he embrace those policies?
1) His so called amnesty was predicated on strict immigration laws. Something that the Democrats promised but refused to help enforce ( doing the opposite instead ).
Reagan looked back at it and called it one of the greatest mistakes he ever made as President.
So, why should we emulate what Reagan calls a mistake?
Reagan was a great President, but even great Presidents make mistakes and this is one of them.
2) Reagan agreed to a small tax hike in exchange for spending restraint and spending cuts. Something the Dems ( who were the majority then ) DID NOT DELIVER.
MORAL LESSON: Democrats lie.
Another Reagan mistake here, which I’m sure he agrees.
So, why emulate 2 mistakes from a great President?
The moral is to LEARN from these mistakes and DO BETTER, not repeat the same mistakes ( which would be insanity ).
I adored Ronald Reagan and herald him as probably the best president in my lifetime, although Eisenhower was good too. But, there are more than 2 mistake he made. There is a lot of information out there, so people should do their homework.