Stockman was certain his party was finally grasping the Truth—that it was “possible to cut taxes, raise defense, and balance the budget all at once.” He was particularly dismayed that Reagan was “aligning himself with Jerry Falwell, the anti–gun control nuts, the Bible-thumping creationists,” folks obsessed with “the threat of unisex toilets, the school prayer amendment and the rest of the New Right litany.” Irving
