The disturbing thing about the love o' Reagan isn't the genders involved. It's the cult-of-personality come, well, homoerotic imagery in which Republicans bathe Reagan.
When Clinton ordered the search of Ames's house, FISA didn't require a warrant; and there was abundant caselaw to support his decision. (also, unlike Bush, he actually got a warrant to wiretap Ames, in order to build the evidence up to probably cause prior to searching the house).