[spikeytx86]

A lot of people on this board especially those from the south, were probably Democrats when Reagan was elected. Apparently only they are aloud to make conversions.

My sister was the same as you though, now she was only in grade school when he was president, but up through college she had an unhealthy hatred for him (she was a uber liberal and bought the line that the Dem's fed her) up through college until she made her conversion after 9/11. Now he is one of her favorite presidents.

[xsmommy]

it is to my everlasting shame that i never voted for RR. i was raised a bluecollar Dem in Pittsburgh, my dearly departed dad was flummoxed at how both of his kids grew up to be conservative republicans. my husband was hired by a conservative republican senator and thus came his conversion, and mine, in 1985.