Reagan vs. Bush

First of all, this article by Paul Krugman is characteristically spot-on (or, if you happen to be a conservative a la Donald Luskin, characteristically deranged) as he describes the crucial differences between Reagan and our current Reagan-wannabe.

Then there are these various links to Reagan reality checks by Paul Waldman:

Reagan Myth #1

Reagan Myth #2

and from the New York Times, a good clarification of what was said then versus what is said now.