[bryantm3]

Reagan had his faults, this is true. Every president has their faults— you can look back for the negative and always find it.
For example, LBJ spearheaded the war in Vietnam, but do we look back and blame him for Vietnam? No, most of us look at the Great Society program, and see NPR, medicare, and PBS as benefits from his presidency. FDR tried to take control of the judicial branch by appointing three more supreme court justices to tilt the court in his direction, a violation of Article III of the constitution. But most people look back at FDR as a savior during the Great Depression and as a powerful leader in WWII.
Abraham Lincoln circumvented Congress to start a war with the confederacy, and used the sedition act to lock up any newspaper reporters that disagreed with him, violating both Article I of the constitution and the first amendment. But do most people look back at these things? No, most people look back at Abraham Lincoln as a strong leader who reunited the country in its darkest hour, and ended slavery forever.
In the same way, we can look back at Reagan's faults, such as the Iran contra and disapprove of his administration, but this can be done for any president.

By the way, conveniently left out of your summary of the Iran contra scandal is the fact that Reagan was in on the deal to save hostages from terrorists. He was protecting the citizens of the US, the first and foremost job of the president.