That is true..
I heard something on NPR that left you thinking the left would rather Clinton would have died instead of Reagan so they got a week of limelight. I don't like the man, don't agree with him and think he is a fool, but I don't wish death upon him. That is pretty sick stuff.
I also get sick of the over the top rhetoric. A politician makes a statement that is in disagreement with someone else, headline screams "Kerry assails Bush." They basically create a perception of two guys in a street fight and leave the facts they disagreed about undiscussed.
However there is a kernel of truth in there. Reagan's timely death has renewed his legacy. I feel like switching from mourning to celebrating his life, what he stood for, and what he accomplished.
Since the Gipper was a showman at heart, I wonder, did he plan the exit? Naw couldn't have.