Death of a President

It's always said when a US President dies (except for Richard Nixon). But I think it's especially sad when such a personable, well likes president dies such a long and painful death. Perhaps not so much painful for President Reagan, but certainly painful for his family members who had to see a vibrant, brilliant man reduced to a shell of his former self.

Perhaps it was because I was a kid for most of his presidency, but he seemed larger than life. To me, I judge all presidents based on the scale set by President Reagan. He had such a charisma about him. And don't even get me started on Nancy Regan. My god, what a beautiful, elegant classy woman. One of the things that really stands out to me when compared to President Reagan is the lack of class the last 3 presidents have had. The 1st President Bush always seemed like a bit of a Grinch to me. A rich, spoiled man who only did things to better life for himself. President Clinton just had no scruples. He would shag anything that moved, and portrayed himself as a holy & family man, but nothing was further from the truth. The current President has always had a sneaky, suspicios way about him. I remember when he was running for President saying that there was something sneaky about him, something I didn't trust. Plus he's a bit of a simpleton. For a man who went to Yale, he sure has a limited vocabulary. Not very eloquent or stately.

I'm sure the sharks in the media will dig up all kinds of dirt on President Reagan now that he's dead. Hopefully whatever they turn up on him won't tarnish the image I have of him...