Remembering Reagan

The rather saccharine pieties of the rightwing cult of Ronald Reagan have been polluting most media considerations of the low-wattage movie star turned politician since he died. But today in his LA Times column, George Skelton reminds us what the old boy was like in real life.

Considering how various governors reacted during natural disasters, Skelton writes, “Ronald Reagan conveyed shock. He might have grabbed a shovel and filled some sandbags for the cameras, but was at a loss for words without the Democrats or Commies to blame.”

I’d like to think that if Reagan were still alive, he’d have moved on, and like Fox News, now blame everything on Democrats or Muslims.

Tags: Commies, Cult of Reagan, Democrats, Fox News, George Skelton, Ronald Reagan