The Death of Reagan
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Last week has got to be one of the most depressing weeks in my life.
Who was Ronald Reagan anyway?
I was a teenager during most of his time in office. He was the first president I voted for, I served under him when I went into the military and unfortunately during that time frame, politics and what was going on with our country was of little interest to me.
I do know that I liked him. He was more like a grandfather figure to most of us that did in fact like him.
I also adored his sense of humor, and was usually right there in front of the idoit box whenever he spoke.
I had no qualms with him.
Now, since the turn of events of last week, I am hearing what a terrible person he was, and that last week was nothing but a big waste of time, etc...etc...etc...
I guess thats what makes this country so wonderful; the freedom of speech. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinions.
Well, my opinion is, I liked the ol' guy. So he wasn't perfect, then again, who is??????
To me, he appeared sincere, genuine, and decent.
The fact that he respected the oval office so much that he never took his sport coat off while he was in there, says a lot. We all know our last prez took a lot more off in there than his jacket! (Though hearing what a major league bitch his wife was, I can't say that I blame him, though I would have picked a little less prominent place to conduct such behavior-but alas, thats another whole entry all together, which I will in fact reserve for later, once I have indulged myself in his infamous book next week). Not everyone can pull off what Kennedy did and expect to come away with flying colors like he did.
I honestly believed Reagan meant well, he respected and loved his job. He gave off a certain charisma that made me proud to serve under him, and proud to be an American.
I can only imagine what the last ten years have been like for the Reagans.
But like us, they are human.
For instance, the kids. All you hear now, and heard back when he was in office was how estranged the family was. My dad, was like Reagan in that aspect. He was a pillar to the community, everyone loved him, but there was this wall that he had built up that I could never seem to get thru, and it pissed me off beyond belief that others, people not in the family, could get thru those barriers. That's a tough pill to swallow.
You hear about how the Reagans were so close that they shut their loved ones out to a certain extent. I can only imagine finding that type of love and devotion in a person. I cannot imagine shutting my kids out, placing them on the back burner so to speak. But thats that way it was. They seemed to have accepted it, and in some ways can now look back and admire it. I for one, though I love my husband cannot say that we are even remotely like that. A part of me is envious of it. We all want that kind of love. But, sadly, all things must end, and eventually someone is left behind, and in the process is left to pay the price. I can only hope that she's already paid that price, and won't be left to spend the remaining years of her life alone.
But, that's just my opinion.
Who was Ronald Reagan anyway?
I was a teenager during most of his time in office. He was the first president I voted for, I served under him when I went into the military and unfortunately during that time frame, politics and what was going on with our country was of little interest to me.
I do know that I liked him. He was more like a grandfather figure to most of us that did in fact like him.
I also adored his sense of humor, and was usually right there in front of the idoit box whenever he spoke.
I had no qualms with him.
Now, since the turn of events of last week, I am hearing what a terrible person he was, and that last week was nothing but a big waste of time, etc...etc...etc...
I guess thats what makes this country so wonderful; the freedom of speech. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinions.
Well, my opinion is, I liked the ol' guy. So he wasn't perfect, then again, who is??????
To me, he appeared sincere, genuine, and decent.
The fact that he respected the oval office so much that he never took his sport coat off while he was in there, says a lot. We all know our last prez took a lot more off in there than his jacket! (Though hearing what a major league bitch his wife was, I can't say that I blame him, though I would have picked a little less prominent place to conduct such behavior-but alas, thats another whole entry all together, which I will in fact reserve for later, once I have indulged myself in his infamous book next week). Not everyone can pull off what Kennedy did and expect to come away with flying colors like he did.
I honestly believed Reagan meant well, he respected and loved his job. He gave off a certain charisma that made me proud to serve under him, and proud to be an American.
I can only imagine what the last ten years have been like for the Reagans.
But like us, they are human.
For instance, the kids. All you hear now, and heard back when he was in office was how estranged the family was. My dad, was like Reagan in that aspect. He was a pillar to the community, everyone loved him, but there was this wall that he had built up that I could never seem to get thru, and it pissed me off beyond belief that others, people not in the family, could get thru those barriers. That's a tough pill to swallow.
You hear about how the Reagans were so close that they shut their loved ones out to a certain extent. I can only imagine finding that type of love and devotion in a person. I cannot imagine shutting my kids out, placing them on the back burner so to speak. But thats that way it was. They seemed to have accepted it, and in some ways can now look back and admire it. I for one, though I love my husband cannot say that we are even remotely like that. A part of me is envious of it. We all want that kind of love. But, sadly, all things must end, and eventually someone is left behind, and in the process is left to pay the price. I can only hope that she's already paid that price, and won't be left to spend the remaining years of her life alone.
But, that's just my opinion.