Reagan's gone. Here comes the canonization
In a matter of a few hours we went from notices from Nancy Reagan that Ronny was in his final days, to an announcement of his death. I never cared for him as a president, though he had style. In the coming weeks we'll see every politician who feels he can get away with it claiming his legacy - mythic in more than one sense of the word. We can also expect all of the various memorial projects, especially the move to get him on some form of US currency, to be pushed into high gear. Feh.
This could go through pretty quickly if the forces are poised for it -- after all, he'd already had at least an airport and aircraft carrier renamed & named for him, respectively, and that was while he was still technically alive.
Honestly, this could result in the first time I'd pointedly refuse to carry a particular piece of currency.
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