When I make comparisons, I compare what what the alternate reality would have been (President Hillary Clinton) rather than why the desired fantasy could have been (a second coming of Ronald Reagan). President Trump will never be President Reagan, but he is definitely better than Hillary would have been (and in my opinion, he will be better than any of the Bushes). To reiterate, if President Trump adds one or two extra Conservatives to the Supreme Court, then he will really have done his job to help Conservatism. He will have added a 'generational airbag' that will be in place even if Democrats gets the presidency for two to four more terms.
You've nailed it. That was the terrifying specter looming over the President Hillary horizon -- the final nail in our nation's coffin -- an unbreakable liberal majority on the Supreme Court ensuring a permanent left-wing tyranny.
Trump has apparently done well with his first pick (these things take time to determine.) A couple conservatives replacing retiring liberal justices would be like manna from Heaven.
“When I make comparisons, I compare what what the alternate reality would have been (President Hillary Clinton) rather than why the desired fantasy could have been (a second coming of Ronald Reagan).”
If Ted Cruz only had that much reasoning capability, I’d vote for him in a heartbeat for re-election. But instead I’m now certainly going to vote against him in his Primary, and may well vote against him next November.