No Hi-Jacking intended...please forgive me...

RIP Mr. President

https://www.ronaldreaganmemorial.com/condolence_book.asp

If you would like to leave a message for Mrs. Reagan and family.

To all who do/did not think highly of former President Reagan or his style of governing, I had no intention to open a debate on politics. It is a given that such a diverse group as the WC community will hold many divergent and opposing points of view, most especially where politics is involved. I have no desire to sway anyone from their own particular political leanings, nor to argue the good and bad points President Reagan's presidency, for there were certainly both. What we as a nation are mourning is the loss of a great American who embodied so many of the traditional American values that seem to be eroding in wholesale proportions these days, a man who did so with great grace, wit, and charm. We mourn our loss, for we as a nation are poorer for his passing, but we are richer for the vision he gave us for the future of our country and the whole world. No man is without his flaws, and no man lives long that he does not take actions and make decisions that he could have made better. For all his detractors, Mr. Reagan held no grudges and worked to make his enemies into his friends, usually with great success if you recall how many bi-partisan bills he was able to get through congress. It is my opinion that his belief in America and her people, coupled with his winning charm and sense of humor caused us to raise our own vision for ourselves and our nation. Few people leave the kind of legacy as Mr. Reagan and none without some degree of controversy. Sorry for the long post.

would that be drag or non-drag?

All true, John. I too wish the family the best.

You know BluesStringer, I was trying to figure out what to make of your post...other then the fact that I've seen every President since Truman buried which makes me a hell of a lot older then you...not that that matters. In the final analysis, this is how it works (then and now). You don't like C-Span, turn it off....you don't like this board, don't read it.

It's not rocket science.....try it.

Thank you Koasati. Seems to me there are a lot of things or issues which could be lectured about "how it works." Like maybe for instance, Presidents aren't Constitutionally charged with finding the cure for any disease, and none have ever even attempted it that I'm aware of. Yet Reagan is the only President to be constantly criticized for tending to his Constitutional duties rather than address a disease that, at the time, killed way less people up to that point than car accidents kill every year. It's not rocket science to figure out where Mr. Reagan did put his energies. I prefer to recognize what he DID do that was positive and right and leave it to God to sort out whatever he ignored to a moral detriment or did in his lfe that was negative or wrong. That's just not my ballywick.

I'll listen to C-SPAN and read boards like this anytime I like thanyouverymuch yrag. As I said, I've learned something from the haters and ranters, but fortunately, I get much more from the tactful, compassionate, sincere vast majority who manage to put aside their angst long enough to wish the best for a man and his family who led this country through some very rough and trying times. You may indeed be older than me, though I seriously doubt it's by a "hell of a lot." I guess all I'd advise is that you take the advice of your own screen name, which, as I read it, says, "Why rag?"

BluesStringer

BluesStringer - if I had known you were going to continue reading this 'offensive' board, I'd have addressed my answer to Randy to both of you...


To be clear I'm not 'ragging' on you...I just happen to think you're full of shit...K?

Agreed. I didn't start it, but I certainly perpetuated it and for that I'm sorry to the Author of the Thread.

I wouldn''t dare beat my chest

Anyways...I didn''t mean to start any Crapola.
RIP Mr.Reagen.

Oh and Randy, We don''t have to agree on everything



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Mmmm, China, can I?

This thread should stay dedicated to Mr. Reagan's passing, I don't wish to distract from that.

Too late. You already did. And with emotional attacks and distorted errors rather than factual evidence as well. Too bad.