Declan Murphy wrote:
> tm wrote:
> > Declan Murphy wrote:
> >>mr.sumo.snr wrote:

> >>>BTW was a wee bit surprise no comment was made here about Reagan.  Everyone
> >>>deep in mourning - or basically not bothered?
> >>
> >>Who?
> > 
> > National Airport. He crushed communism, tore down the Berlin Wall with 
> > his bare hands, retained his hair and, apparently, gave virgin birth 
> > to GW Bush.
> 
> Whatever. I don't remember much about Reagan, and just can't relate to 
> the fuss over the death of a long retired politician. Perhaps its 
> different for Americans. I can't even remember when the last ex-prime 
> minister of Australia passed away. May even have been Harry Holt, before 
> I was born. Most of the recent ones are still alive, even the bloke who 
> was leading the country during the worst of the Vietnam period. Same 
> with Irish ex-Presidents and ex-PM's.

Unlike americans, brit-types are a simple-minded people who don't see 
the political merit in worshipping former presidents. After all, they 
got a queen.