[Publius]

He didn't win the Cold War single-handedly, but he did succeed in getting House Democrats to back Reagan's foreign policy in Afghanistan, which was quite a stretch for them.

[OldDeckHand]

"He didn't win the Cold War single-handedly, but he did succeed in getting House Democrats to back Reagan's foreign policy in Afghanistan, which was quite a stretch for them. "

I should have added the "/s" tag to my comment. I was being facetious, but I didn't want to dance so overtly on the man's very fresh grave.

When I watched that movie, I was stunned that Reagan's name wasn't mentioned once - not one time. If a person relied on that movie to paint their historical perspective on those events, they would be grossly misinformed.

[cpdiii]

Charlie was a Democrat and proud patriot. He served his country well. His personal life was a bit over the top.

Todays Democrat party would not have Charlie as a member.