WP: The Other Reagan Legacy: Outspoken Son Ron

[kskiska]

In the two weeks since former president Ronald Reagan was laid to rest, his grieving family has mostly retreated from public view, staying mum as Republican leaders lionize his legacy and promote President Bush as his political heir.

Not the late president's younger son, Ron. Bashing Bush is his new pastime.

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He returned to CNN again Thursday with another round of denunciations, saying at one point, "My father didn't know George W. Bush from Adam."

It is quite a blitz. And it has Republican leaders across the country amazed and amused, but apparently not alarmed.

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Besides, Khachigian said, the GOP still has the other Reagan son in its corner: Michael Reagan, the nationally syndicated conservative radio talk show host. Since his father's death, Michael Reagan has said that his father, like Bush, would have opposed stem cell research on moral grounds -- and that the suggestion such research is likely to cure Alzheimer's disease is politically motivated disinformation. "This is junk science at its worst," he wrote in a recent column.

"What Ron Reagan says is going to be offset by what Michael Reagan says," Khachigian said.

Republicans are more apprehensive, he said, about the public stands that former first lady Nancy Reagan, who is not close to Bush, may take in the coming months.

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[pfitz59]

1. Ron Jr is far more impressive than Michael...

Hands down a winner... "My father crapped bigger ones than George W. Bush!" Quote of the century.

[Gildor Inglorion]

2. I fell in love with Ron Jr. when he appeared on SNL...

doing his version of the Tom Cruise "Risky Business" dance-in-his-briefs scene! That was ultimately cool. I forgave him for being the son of his parents (after all, it's not his fault). He's a class act.

[2Design]

3. well ron is impressive.....we will see what nancy does.....

the rethugs is just reprehensible...

[goforit]

4. I guess Ron doesn't know George H.W.Bush tooo well!!

Poppy must feeled tickled that he could even con Reagan's son.

[cliss]

5. I personally think both Ron Senior and Nancy

got two outspoken children. Which may have been a blessing or a curse. I believe they thought it was the latter for a long time.

Both Patty and Ron have been outspoken on a number of issues, but Patty has probably been more in the limelight with her book (I forget the title). She recounted the abuse she had to endure by her mother. She basically told her family to blow, and for years mother and daughter never spoke to each other.

I'd say they're both pretty impressive, unlike their parents.

[dusty64]

6. "bashing", I'm surprised

they didn't call him "unpatriotic".

[Eurobabe]

7. Slanted journalist?

"Bashing Bush is his new pastime."

Why is it not okay for Ron Jr. to voice his opinion re: Bush?? Why is it always referred to as BASHING, when anyone disagrees with this administration? Rene Sanchez, shame on you.