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I sure do. My recollection is that he was quite like most of the Salon crowd - preachy, nagging, hectoring and ultimately doing his best to convince the American people that we deserve less. He (and many of you) seemed profoundly embarassed to be American. Hey, maybe he and his supporters had every right, what do I know? What I do know is that no average citizen wants to be talked down to like that. Like it or not, Reagan inspired us to believe that we are fundamentally a good people and a good country. He LIKED this country, and he never apologized for it. This crowd probably doesn't realize it but most people in this country feel the same way. That's what always kills me about the Salon bunch - they profess that they are the true American patriots while despising 80% of the people who live here. Reminds me of an old "Peanuts" cartoon. Linus says "I love mankind - it's the people I can't stand". That attitude is a sure-fire loser in this country, at least. Just ask Jimmy.
