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I didn’t vote for him (I was still a Democrat), but enjoyed (and enjoy) the benefits of his presidency and its after-effects. It’s a sad day, but he’s been released from his purgatory of Alzheimer’s disease.
God rest your soul, Mister President.
(Image lifted from Velociman)
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Well said. Godspeed to the greatest President in my lifetime. Flags at half-staff, please.
Posted by: Patrick | June 05, 2004 at 03:26 PM
Very sad, indeed. A good man and a great President.
Do you know the proper procedure for flying the flag? Is it half mast immediately? I want to do the proper thing, to show my respect.
Posted by: teal marie | June 05, 2004 at 03:33 PM
Thanks, Patrick. Will do.
Posted by: teal marie | June 05, 2004 at 03:35 PM
I was almost 19 when the Berlin Wall fell. My 10 year old son knows about the cold war from the History Channel! Thank you President Reagan, and GOD SPEED!
Barb
Posted by: annoying little twerp | June 05, 2004 at 03:59 PM
I'm going to wear a T-shirt with that image on it tomorrow.
Reagan was a giant.
Posted by: Steve H. | June 05, 2004 at 04:14 PM
His image and legacy will dominate for weeks to come. May he rest in peace.
Posted by: La Shawn Barber | June 05, 2004 at 06:34 PM
Reagan was my first vote as a Republican. He was awesome and I really admired him.
He will be missed.
This is truly a sad day, but as you said, the suffering for him is over.
Posted by: Bonfire7 | June 05, 2004 at 07:33 PM
It is a day to celebrate. Ronald Reagan is now with Lincoln and Washington, Madison and Jefferson. He visits with Ben Franklin and Tom Paine. Later he'll have some time to have a beer with his old friends from Hollywood, Jimmy Stuart, Gregory Peck, Duke Wayne and Errol Flynn and so many others.
Now he has time to prepare the house for his beloved Nancy.
Yes, it's a wonderful day, why are these tears running down my face?
Posted by: Peter | June 06, 2004 at 08:13 AM
The proper procedure for flying the flag in the United States of America is this: for federal buildings and institutions, for the period that was set by law in 1942, or according to special decree from the sitting President. For state buildings and institutions, by the governor. All private flags, being flags owned by free men, may fly at half mast for as long as they like.
If you wish to follow the Federal code, it is thirty days following the death of a president. It isn't binding on a private citizen, which is exactly the kind of private freedom from central regulation that Reagan would have liked. I'd be inclined to fly it thirty days, plus one day more just because he would have liked that we can.
Posted by: Grim | June 06, 2004 at 02:01 PM
Grim: thanks for reminding me.
Posted by: baldilocks | June 06, 2004 at 02:17 PM
You're welcome.
Posted by: Grim | June 06, 2004 at 02:44 PM
Don't worry about not voting for Reagan Baldi.
After all, Reagan used to be a Democrat too...
;-)
Posted by: Justin Levine | June 06, 2004 at 07:32 PM
The United States has been often blessed by having the right man in the Presidential hotseat at the right time. I don't know whether it's that the men who aspire to the job have the potential for greatness inherent in them, or whether the greatness in times of grave crisis develops - but it sure seems to be there more often than not.
May we always be so blessed.
J.
Posted by: JLawson | June 06, 2004 at 08:40 PM
Thirty one days it is. God bless you for reminding us all, Grim.
I'd been saving a new flag for Independance day, I always replace my flag on the fourth, but I went out saturday and pulled down the old one, hung the new one halfway up the mast. Wife asked me what was up, and even though she didn't know much about him, when I told her, she brought her Canadian flag halfway down too. We'll fly 'em that way until the 6th of July, and I'll repeat the halfstaff every 5th of June every year. I pray that someone alive right now, maybe even someone reading this blog, is the Ronald Reagan of my daughter's generation.
Posted by: og | June 07, 2004 at 07:32 PM
I just hope we continue to have the right person in the hot seat while we have wild-eyed fanatics threatening to slit the throats of Americans and targeting western airliners. Saudi Arabia certainly doesn't have the right person in the hot seat who could get moving on putting out the fires in his own country.
Posted by: Lola | June 08, 2004 at 10:12 AM
Two things. First, I wish the makers of the Reagan Revolucion logo would make a mug out of that. Second, I have a flagpole on which I've had a flag up since 9/11. It's a house-mounted pole, not one with a string which enables lowering to half-mast. Do you know what the protocol for this is? Should I take the flag down or leave it up or try to jury-rig somthing?
Posted by: Aaron's Rantblog | June 09, 2004 at 07:22 PM