On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 16:23:27 -0700, Gerry <222ggg@spam.really.sucks>
brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>In article <ca78s7$lmu$1@titan.btinternet.com>, Tony
><lkjlkj@l;lkjlk.com> wrote:
>
>> I remember endless insults, how stupid, ignorant, imperialist, warmongering,
>> naive, etc. the old guy was. In Britain finding ways to insult Regan became
>> an obsession for many. Pretty much the same as now.
>
>I've never known a time when a sitting president wasn't lambasted by
>the opposition. By our avoiding discussing his record while president,
>Reagan has became some kind of mythic martyr to all things good and
>right and holy. Of course George Bush signing a presidential order to
>keep such records "temporarily" classified as long as they have living
>relatives will certainly help in bolstering the legacy of the "great
>communicator".

I don't mind people having different views of his record. Nor do I
mind people discussing them. I just think that it's common decency to
refrain from doing so from the time of death until the time of burial.
And I'd feel the same were it a politician about whom I held negative
views.





--

Michael Cash

"I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of
a high school transcript."

                                Dr. Howard Sprague
                                Dean of Admissions
                                Mount Pilot College