[cricket]

". . .after he was shot, he took the fact that he survived as a responsibility; not a mandate. I sucked in a breath at that. It really was a direct swipe at President Bush."

. . .felt like more than a swipe; thought if the prelude to the cannon salute. I was taken aback at the vitriol that clung to the word 'madate' as it jumped out of Ron's mouth.

Thought it an unfortunate choice for the occasion; and very un-Reaganesque.

[texasflower]

very un-Reaganesque.

I wonder if he will ever think about that and wonder if his dad was disappointed? I couldn't take that.