Michael Kinsley writes of why Ronald Reagan should be viewed as a pretty large failure as a president. He's writing about the real guy, not the mythical Prince Charming that many have made of him. I never had a nastier argument than I did one time with a right-wing friend when I tried to convince him Reagan had not made the government smaller to the point where it would almost fit in Grover Norquist's bathtub. (My friend and I are still friends but we no longer mention Ronnie…)
Mr. Kinsley has his own interesting history with Reagan. Read here how he discovered he'd attended a White House briefing with the man that never actually occurred.