Missing Ronald Reagan

In 1979, Milady and I were not that big on Reagan. While I never thought of myself as a liberal, there was such a tremendous, powerful liberal filter shaping our news and perceptions pre-Internet. And shortly after he took office, we started being busy being a family. In Chicago, where the filters are everywhere. His administration wasn't perfect, and of course the flaws were magnified and the good hidden. But just like George W, the man's character was excellent and oh the voice!

I probably didn't really start to take notice until the "tear down this wall" speech. And didn't fully appreciate what he'd done until the wall actually came down. And, of course, increasingly ever since.

His spirit lives on.