I think I'll just keep my TV off this month...

I always viewed Ronald Reagan as the singular example of stupidity combined with evil, risng to power...that is until the current resident of the White House raised the bar.

Now the Bush administration and the right wing echo chamber will wring a Republican love-fest out of Dutch's passing right when they need the distraction so desperately. They'll do everything to shift the dominant talking points to Reagan...to talking points the left can't with any civility , counter.

I'm counting on the voices of opposition to not let the right get away with this...to not be distracted from focusing attention on what's at hand RIGHT NOW.

Reagan's been gone a long time already. His body finally joined his mind wherever minds and bodies go when they're done here. I'm sorry for his family's loss and pain. I'm also sorry that his legacy is getting one last shot at doing some meaningful damage. I wish he'd have lived about five more months.