Reagan dies

Ronnie Reagan has died. First I have to say that Alzheimer's disease is a horrible and awful disease. It is most hard on the caregivers.

Anyway the moment that defines Ronald Reagan for me was him and Brian Mulroney sing "when Irish Eyes are Smiling" to celebrate the beginning of the creation of the Free Trade agreement. I was a young teen and thought are they celebrating the giving away of the country. Selling our soul to the US.

CBC Archive Story on Free Trade

I have had little respect for Reagan. His gov't intensified the Red Scare, Nuclear tensions, and we all know the Star Wars legacy (GWB is trying it again). When I was in High School I had a great Social Studies teacher who, when he discovered my absolute disdain for Reagonomics told me, look up Grenada and you'll be horrified. So I did a research paper on it and I was. Here's an article that might help.

http://www.uri.edu/personal/cha6734u/grenada1.htm


Anyway I do feel for the family of Reagan, it is a horrible thing to happen, and to live so long with it. It is ironic, though, to hear Nancy Reagan speak of Stem Cell research. Wasn't she Anti-Choice??

Anyway the link is to Greg Palast's website. Read his thoughts on Reagan.