[oceanview]

indeed, that is my point. Some banal words from Bubba at this service would diffuse all of that. hard to claim its some right wing political machine that has taken over the Reagan funeral (not that its true of course, its media spin) when Bubba has said a few nice words about the man at the service.

[been_lurking]

indeed, that is my point. Some banal words from Bubba at this service would diffuse all of that. hard to claim its some right wing political machine that has taken over the Reagan funeral (not that its true of course, its media spin) when Bubba has said a few nice words about the man at the service.

For you, everything has to be about politics! I pity you, I really do.

[CasearianDaoist]

It will not defuse anything at all. That is just my point. It is fundamentally indecent. You will see the Democrats in the house give Clinton a big ovation that is really meant as a "crypto-jeer" at Reagan - it will tarnish the ceremony. Is that anyway to honor the dead? Should we really be bothering the Reagan family with these sort of political considerations. If I were GWB I would call out Nancy Reagan and tell her to do what she wants and the Dickens with what the media thinks. That would be the decent thing to do. If we lose an election by doing the decent thing iit is far better that winning it by doing the indecent thing.

Let's leave politics out of it. It makes us as bad as the Rats. If they really had any respect at all the would sitin the corner and keep mum.