As much as Stockman was part of the Reagan administration, and by associaton at OMB. He was hardly as much as a fiscal hawk that than everyone thinks they realizes.
Fed Deficit when he became OMB director- $907.7B October 1, 1981
Fed Deficit when he he quit OMB- $2.1T after FY end 1985-1986
I know $1.2T sounds small then when now we are talking about dozens of Trillions of dollar in this ongoing shit storm. But from a percentage basis, the national debt more than doubled during his tenure. Sterling example when and where perception exceeds reality.
Kind of like saying Trump is a conservative