[conservative in nyc]

This is amazing. People from all walks of life --- young, old, suits, jeans.... Almost always silent in the Rotunda. Al you hear are footsteps and the guy barking out "please keep the line moving" when it stalls.

The Rats who said Reagan was only for the rich must be in shock right now...

Nah. They've already formulated a response: You can see it in today's Slimes' front page "news" article on the Reagan legacy. There was a huge outpouring for President Harding when he died in office. But he later exposed as a scoundrel. The sheeple, especially today's poor, just don't know any better. /cyncial Dem spin

[ambrose]

Harding was never exposed of anything.. he had some corrupt cabinet members, who were exposed after he died.

The better parallel to Harding would be JFK. Problem is that the media shills who love him are still kicking. I suspect JFK will be viewed more like Harding once the 60s generation begins to die off...

[ambrose]

oh... and notice how the leftist scumbags are constantly moving the bar. They never admit that they were wrong, they just immediately come out with some new bunch of drivel.

During the 80s, they said we should model our own country after the Soviet Union. They had higher literacy than America, free health care for everyone, no homeless, etc.

I REMEMBER READING THIS DRIVEL from the leftist scum.

They said Reagan was a warmonger and a dunce to go against the Evil Empire, that it would lead to nuclear war, and we should just accept the Soviet empire as a given.

Then once the Soviet Union collapsed, they said it was inevitable anyway, and Reagan had nothing to do with it.

Scum.

[mathluv]

Yesterday Brit compared the coverage in various papers. The NYT was doing the worst job - having the least amount of coverage on the front page.

[PigRigger]

"Nah. They've already formulated a response: You can see it in today's Slimes' front page "news" article...."

You are right; it is so disheartening to see such nonsense taken as truth.

Today is a very low day for me; I feel as if I have lost someone in my family. After his burial, the wolves will be unleashed; the attack from within and outside our borders will begin once again.

Over the past week I've had to deal with many of them in my office. They are so naive and ignorant to the truth; their gospel is the NY Times.

At times, the sense of hopelessness overwhelms me when I discuss politics with them; they dismiss truth with statements of anger and fury with no regard to the validity of their point. Just pure opinion, assumptions based on falsehoods fed to them from the media. It almost makes one "lose their religion" when faced with such ugly and mean spirited passion.

Asking them to research their beliefs for their own sake is met with accusations of "You are an extremist", "You are a war monger", "You are a Bible thumper". The funny thing is that I keep my religious beliefs to myself; it just bothers them that I admit to being a practicing Christian. They appear to lack any real core convictions or values they believe are worth fighting for.

It appears you are in/from NYC; I work in Manhattan. Maybe you understand what I am saying, maybe you don't. NYC is a liberal Jungle that must be experienced to be believed.

Today we bury a man I truly admired. He never lost hope for our future. He did not stumble or retreat when they went for him; he held tight to the values he so dearly believed in. He believed that citizens of this great country could do anything when given the chance. I hope that is still true; the hundreds of thousands I've seen in Washington and California, especially the young, give me hope that his spirit will still live on as we go forward during these trying times.

[sphinx]

There was a huge outpouring for President Harding when he died in office. But he later exposed as a scoundrel.

Harding was not personally involved in the scandals that shook his administration. (His mistress aside; that was a private matter.)

Harding is commonly faulted for having made some poor appointments, which is perfectly true with 20/20 hindsight. But it is useful to recall that Interior Secretary Albert Fall -- the man who took the bribe on Teapot Dome -- had been a very highly regarded Senator whose confirmation had been whooped through on a thoroughly bipartisan basis. It's hard to fault Harding for trusting him.

In addition to Fall, the Harding cabinet included such eminent figures as Charles Evans Hughes, Andrew Mellon, Henry Wallace, and Herbert Hoover. It was a guilt-edged establishment crowd. Fall's actions were on a par with, say, Don Rumsfeld or Colin Powell taking a bribe.

[lonestar]

The sheeple, especially today's poor, just don't know any better.

Today's "poor" sit watching color TV and calling long distance to C-SPAN to complain what somebody else didn't provide for them.