[proud American in Canada]

Rest in peace, Mr. President. You were one of the greatest people of the 20th Century and one of our greatest presidents.

Whatever memorial this country makes in his tribute, it should be equal to Mt. Rushmore.

I voted for him in 1980, my first election, because my father told me to. :) And then, in my youth, I became a liberal, and could not, at the time, appreciate what he was doing. Now, I am in awe at how he brought the Soviet Union to its knees in eight short years.

I am so sad. We all knew this day was coming, but it's still hard to take.

*gets more kleenex*

[Wyatt's Torch]

From K Lo at National Review - Corner -

THE NEXT WEEK [KJL]
What an amazing week it should be. Of tribute, of celebration of a life, of a leader. As I understand it, Reagan will lie in state in Sacramento, then at the Capitol. Then there will be a memorial service at the National Cathedral, after which RR will be flown back to California for a sunset interment at the RR Library.

[texasbluebell]

Good-bye, Mr. President. You've earned your rest, after all the years you spent looking after us. Thank you!

[sharkhawk]

I voted for President Reagan in '84 my first, although I never regretted it since my parents were refugees from Poland who were shipped to the Soviet Union gulags in the early days of WWII.
I think the most amazing thing about the Reagan revolution is he was able to accomplish this without the internet, without talk radio, with the entire media and all elitist institutions against him, only 6 years after watergate. God bless this great man who was able to bring this country back to it's feet, and make optimism a part of our national spirit again.
I hope my Dad who passed last year is getting to meet his personal hero.