I enjoyed Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Whereas others were aghast at the notion of an actor as President, I saw it as a fitting evolution. I never cared for him as an actor, but that says little, as I have no real attraction to the cinema. I was in California when he was governor and I was rather taken with him then despite my affected bohemian ways.

I admired his optimism. That alone made him the best solution to the malaise of the late 1970’s. I admired his commitment to his beliefs and his belief in the ideology of his nation. He was an implacable foe to communism and his stand against that soul-destroying cancer would have been enough all by itself to endear him to me. He is one of the very few political leaders I have ever had any feelings for.

Rest In Peace, Mr. President.

Posted on June 5th, 2004 by Zsallia
Filed under: The Present