I mourn the loss of "true American conservatism".  I think we lost that after George H Bush.  Early in his presidency Reagan cut taxes dramatically in true conservative policy in order to combat stagflation.  It was too much with too much revenue loss.  He ended up using (left wing) Keynesian economics to invest in infrastructure etc and also ended up increasing taxes.  So - not the far right wing divisiveness  of today that vilifies the other side and our policies. Reagan did what he thought what was best, even if it meant working with Tip O'Neill, spending money on our society and raising taxes.