Love them or Loathe Them
Ronald Reagan is dead at 93.
And the French can't seem to give Bush any love.
Love or loathe them, both Reagan and Bush elicit deep emotional responses amongst the people.
I never liked Reagan's politics, and I am certainly not enamored of Bush's policy stances.
While discussing Reagan with a friend a bit ago, she said, "Reagan was a great speaker." Now I don't know if this was a nod to the oft-stated phrase that Reagan was: The Great Communicator, but I did remind her that there is no evidence that Reagan ever wrote a word he spoke as President. We both chuckled nervously. Neither of us knew how to react to news of Reagan's passing. Neither of us agreed with any of his policies.
We agreed that while Reagan was a flawed policy maker, he was probably someone with which you'd like to share a brew.
We further agreed that if asked to have a beer with Bush, we'd accept, but only if we could bring the pretzels :)
And the French can't seem to give Bush any love.
Love or loathe them, both Reagan and Bush elicit deep emotional responses amongst the people.
I never liked Reagan's politics, and I am certainly not enamored of Bush's policy stances.
While discussing Reagan with a friend a bit ago, she said, "Reagan was a great speaker." Now I don't know if this was a nod to the oft-stated phrase that Reagan was: The Great Communicator, but I did remind her that there is no evidence that Reagan ever wrote a word he spoke as President. We both chuckled nervously. Neither of us knew how to react to news of Reagan's passing. Neither of us agreed with any of his policies.
We agreed that while Reagan was a flawed policy maker, he was probably someone with which you'd like to share a brew.
We further agreed that if asked to have a beer with Bush, we'd accept, but only if we could bring the pretzels :)
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