Ronald Reagan has passed away.
I know that many people are quite pointedly not aggrieved, given what they thought of him as president. I just can’t help being sad, though, for everything that man and his family went through, over the ten years of Alzheimer’s. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
It is very sad news indeed. I certainly don’t appreciate his dismantling of the New Deal and other social programs, but having watched my grandfather’s declining health (he died at 98), I know his family has been through a lot of pain.
I agree with you, 100%.
I was so taken aback by the Reagan coverage last week, by both the adulatory tone of the mainstream media and the callousness of much of the blogosphere. I’m so glad to have read your post, Vika. I’m sad too.