[Reagan Man]

Personally, I liked this tribute to President Reagan, from the same article.

KIRK DOUGLAS: ACTOR

'I sold hot dogs with Ronald Reagan.'

It was over 40 years ago, to raise money for our children's school. The future president was so cheerful to our customers. He was a great communicator even then. We sold a lot of hot dogs.

He retained that cheerful, optimistic disposition all of his life—as president of the Screen Actors Guild, governor of California and president of the United States. Even at the end, his handwritten memo telling the world that he had Alzheimer's was devoid of any self-pity.

He gave validity to the theory that a poor American boy has a chance to grow up to become president. During his eight years in that office, he radiated that optimism to the world. Hollywood is often thought of as a home of liberal Democrats. But Hollywood's most important contribution in the political arena was Reagan: the man who won the cold war.

[dfwgator]

Personally, I liked this tribute to President Reagan, from the same article. KIRK DOUGLAS: ACTOR

Too bad that class didn't rub off on Kirk's son.