During the Reagan administration, Tip O'Neill was the Democrat leader, and was genuinely friendly with Reagan -- they were "frenemies." The two managed to get a lot done. Two big tall Irishmen sharing a few jokes before getting down to business:
Irrespective of nothing, Reagan always looked so beautifully tailored and groomed. I saw him once in person while he was in office and was knocked out by his genial and gentlemanly appearance. People said he dyed his hair, but even if so, it looked vefy natural; in this photo you can see the individual gray hairs finely interspersed. It looked just like that when I saw him.
That Reagan-O'Neill "friendship" or partnership is bogus. O'Neill hated Reagan, but there were enough Democrats in Congress who were willing to vote with Reagan that Tip had to tread lightly sometimes. Reagan was willing to talk with Congressional leaders from the other side, and that was something (Obama's barely willing to talk with those from his own side), but Chris Matthews likes to manipulate the past for his own purposes.
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