It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas

As I watch the ongoing canonization of Ronald Wilson Reagan, I notice a feeling coming over me that I recognize. It's one that strikes every December, as I watch people celebrating an event that I do not observe. I try to be respectful of others who may hold different beliefs, but that soon gives way to irritation. I'd be glad to give them their space if they'd just show some small regard for those of us who do not share their beliefs.

I have a lot of genuine sorrow for his passing. I lost a grandfather to what may have been Alzheimer's, and it was terrible. That human tragedy doesn't change the fact that his administration was responsible for some horrible things, such as Iran-Contra and record deficits that persisted 'til the turn of the century. I'm perturbed by those, particularly in the news media, who try to whitewash the record.