I've been expecting this for years. But, I still hate it. I know it's probably time. The family has been through much with this. Still, the man has been such a large part of history for me. Hearing this is not easy at all.
Good too that he isn't lucid enough to see that communism and socialism, veiled as they are by the media, have taken up serious roots within the democrat party.
Back during Reagan's administration, one could count the number of communist/socialist elected officials on one hand. Dellums and company back then. Today that block has its own caucus in the 'Rat party. And it actually includes key 'Rat leaders.
No disrespect to the Gipper intended, but to a generation of leftists he'll always be Ronnie Ray-Gun.