Now I know why I always feel slightly nauseated by a public outpouring of grief. Its not real emotion. Its only a way to make the mourners feel as if they are good people.

Of course there are exceptions. I was in high school the day Kennedy was shot. Now there was real grief! Ever seen 500 teen-agers completely silent or crying? I always wonder if their disillusionment and disappointment wasn't the beginning of the 'tune in and drop out' movement. It certainly shattered our sense of security.

I think the grief expressed at the loss of Lady Diana was also sincere.

Nobody I know, ever thought Reagan was anything more than a cheap stand-in for the real power behind the presidency. He was the most unpresidential of any president. He mocked the people of the U.S. and everything the U.S. stood for. I can only imagine that the people grieving were too young to remember or too old to remember. The rest were just Republicans using Reagan's death as a campaign stunt.