> On Feb 13, 2009, at 3:24 PM, Chris Doss wrote:
>
>> Has anybody else noticed that the conservative (or at least neocon)
>> deification of Reagan completely ignores his entire second term --
>> all those arms deals with the Soviets and taking back his Evil Empire
>> comment
>
> But the Soviet Union collapsed soon after RR left office. And the
> right credits him for it.
Yeah, but it's often forgotten that the collapse was the only thing that (retrospectively) saved Reagan's reputation among a lot of conservatives. There was an amazing amount of Reagan-hatred on the right toward the end of his term. National Review ran a cover on the INF Treaty: "Reagan's Suicide Pact." Then when the USSR collapsed, they turned around and claimed credit on behalf of themselves and Reagan, pretending none of it ever happened.
SA