Adding my humble opinion to this thread--with which I agree with most postings---except for Larry K, etc;

All this hoopla only proves one thing to me---an actor with a personality can make you forget what corrupt and incompetent things really transpired. Better analogy is the magician who has you fooled all the way.

Air Traffic Controllers of the era must be totally bereaved, those who lost jobs in the Reagan depression, and those who are still repaying the debts incurred by that administration are also, I am sure, greatly bereaved at this loss.

What I do not understand is this panapoly of events---JFK was a sitting pres. and was assasinated so this honor was to be expected.   FDR was a sitting war-time pres., and Lincoln also and assasinated sitting Pres. Reagan has been long gone from the scene and, to me, this a totally out of place and a great inconvenience to the masses. Much as the media spins it the only advantage is that many people will be getting a day off with pay---at the government's expense. Another great legacy---more debt.

Bill Hahn