Ghost of a flea

I am probably with Solomonia but without the early love. He was damn lucky Gorby was the someone listening in Moscow of we might be all crispy critters thanks to Ronnie. I still can't get past the Nancy and the astrologers thing, though. Nice enough smily guy who rode more than made the times. Being nice to the dead.

I'm sick of all the tributes. The left of the blogosphere, as you call it, has dropped the sentimentality because they've awoken to a s***** reality: the Right plays dirty, and dirty wins. Do you think the right of the blogosphere would should a tear if Carter or Clinton dropped dead tomorrow? There would be freakin' parades. I'm not saying the left should be militant to the point of idiocy, just pointing out that things have changed, and standing still saying "aw shucks" in an election year is poison. S*****, I know...but there it is.

Times New Roman Online had a obit up yesterday that compared Reagan to Sauron from the Lord of the Rings.

That's more like it (and from a Canadian blog too!). I appreciate the saccharine-free version of history. Reagan was a doltish actor who sought to please. He was no visionary. He marked the beginning of the end of what the U.S. had stood for since '45.

Ronald Reagan's powerful impact in the US and in the world's economy and democratic movement is monumental.

To fully appreciate his legacy one "had to be there" to feel the pain pervading in the America that he inherited. The economic situation in the USA was at its lowest since the great depression, the self-worth of America in the US and abroad was at its lowest in history, communism looked more dangerous than ever.

He was god-sent not only to Americans but to the freedom-loving citizens in the world at large.

We will be indebted to him forever.

Hi Patsy,

First, you will notice I am quoting someone referring to the "left" of the blogosphere. Second, Sauron represents existential evil. Do you really believe this to be true of President Reagan? Or do you simply disagree with much of what he stood for? If the latter, you might want to reconsider celebrating a juvenile comparison made at an inappropriate time at a blog I have never heard of. Third, and finally, I notice that yet again foul language and hyperbole are wed in a comment by an anonymous poster. I would take your opinions more seriously were you to have the courage of your convictions by expressing them under your own name. Better yet, set up your own blog and take advantage of the freedoms so many have died to protect.

And another thing. I admire President Clinton. I cannot speak for the behaviour of anyone else in the blogosphere but I would hope more respect would be paid to him by the "right" than was accorded by the people cited Alphecca's critique. When, inevitably, some fail to show that respect I will hold their opinions in the precise degree of seriousness yours deserve.

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