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I imagine Heaven is an even happier place than it was a few days ago.

I've mentioned elsewhere on this forum that my father, who suffered a fast-acting, early onset variant of Alzheimers and died at age 69 in 1993, still was not so far gone, mentally, all the time in 1992-1993 that he didn't realize what a slime Bill Clinton was. Even then, he would say of x42, "He's not my president." Several years before, he and my mother had been invited to the White House for his work with the American Cancer Society, and they met Mrs. Reagan. How wonderful for him now to meet Mr. Reagan, too.

.... One of the first mourners to pass through was Ed Reinecke, who served as lieutenant governor of California under Reagan from January 1969 to October 1974. "It's very sad. I respected and admired the man so much for what he did. He will be with us for many generations, I think," Reinecke said after exiting the viewing area.

Later, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, stood side-by-side at the coffin. They placed a white roses on the catafalque and after a few quiet moments, both crossed themselves.

Sen. John Kerry, the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, is expected to visit the library Tuesday afternoon to pay his respects. [MUST ... BITE ... TONGUE!] He has canceled public campaign events this week, including major fund-raisers on both coasts, though some private events are expected to go on as planned. ...

Former President George Bush, Reagan's vice president, hailed the Republican icon for reshaping the party and for being a man of great charm and courtesy. "He'd no more walk by the guy running the elevator without asking him how his family was than fall off a cliff. And it was that kind, personal side that I think endeared him to the American people whether they were Republicans, Democrats, liberals or conservatives," Bush said on NBC's "Today" show. CNN