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Next to the press corps' discomfort, the Reagan children were the most fascinating aspect of Reagan Week. I found the children to be intelligent , sincere, and a important component of the Reagan legacy.

Ronald Reagan believed in freedom. Unlike other politicians, it was not a compartmentalized one. It extended to his home life. His children were allowed to be individuals and when they turned out to be pro-choice, name-changing, ballet dancing liberals, he loved them anyway.

p>One of the most maddening statements I've heard lately was by a 22-year-old officer of the Army. While in ROTC at University, he was routinely spat upon by fellow students. His response to his attackers was, "That's OK. I'm fighting for your freedom to spit on me." Well, Ronald Reagan was spat on continuously but he never gave up the fight for freedom. Ultimately his efforts, as his many other eulogists testified to, brought down the Soviet Union. In the last presidential election Ron Jr. was able to use the freedom his dad had so well preserved, to cast his vote for Ralph Nader. As maddening as that is. br> -- Mrs. John B. Jackson III (Janet) /p>

I was disappointed when Ron Jr. made his not so subtle political comments during the eulogy for his father. I instantly felt they were a swipe at Bush and his commitment to God and prayer. It affected the somber, respectful, and reverent mood -- and seemed incredibly inappropriate.

Your commentary caused me to think how disappointed, yet surely not surprised, Reagan himself would have been -- had he been able to hear them. It was quite amazing for Ron Jr. to offer castigation for something that his own father practiced.

I was paying attention during Reagan's presidency. Reagan was the first president I voted for and the only presidential candidate who inspired me to walk the neighborhood and man the phones at his local campaign headquarters.

p>Ron Jr. is in denial -- but what can you expect of a blatant, flaming liberal, uh, pardon me, "progressive," who has yet to "find himself"? br> -- Cathy Thorpe br> Columbus, Georgia /p> p> The

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