"Humble as he was, he never would have assumed a free pass to heaven" ......that is a line used by unbelievers to slam evangelical Christians who believe in God's promise.
I guess my caution is that we not obssess over what Ron said. He's obviously confused. Denying the promise of life after death, then he finished the speech by saying he will join his Father in heaven. Go figure!
As for those who thought of a sexual fetish with the earlobe story, I didn't. One of my favorite shows of affection from my Daddy was when he would surprise me by tugging on my ear twice and say, "Beep, Beep!" I did the same thing with my girls.
Cyn is right, Ron's speech is worth scrutiny, as we all were waiting anxiously to hear what he and Patti would say. I grade them, "no harm, no foul" to Ronald Reagan, or us.
In the Catholic Church this is called the Cardinal Sin of Presumption.
Must we inject religious politics into everything? Can't we merely accept this as a reference to Reagan's humility?