Today is the 95th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan, the only great president of my lifetime. Reagan cut taxes, which helped unleash a 93-month period of economic growth. After a decade of Watergate, defeat in Vietnam, stagflation, Soviet expansion, and the Iranian hostage-grab, Reagan reinvigorated the American spirit. And Reagan's policies of rolling-back, rather than coexisting with, Soviet imperialism, affected the fall of Communism in Moscow, Prague, East Berlin, Warsaw, and countless points beyond. It is for these reasons that Ronald Reagan is worth celebrating today, and not as part of a generic "President's Day," which groups the likes of Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton with the likes of Ronald Reagan and Calvin Coolidge. A man does not deserve our honor simply by becoming president. But a number of presidents, Ronald Reagan in particular among recent men to hold the office, deserve our appreciation and remembrance.

More importantly, for those interested in Chinese Democracy, it is the 44th birthday of Axl Rose.

If old Ronnie is 'the only great president of my lifetime' you sure have low standards. Take for example that Ronnie armed and trained bin Laden so they could kill commies for him. Now we pay for this with the 9-11 attacks. Way to go Ronnie! 3000+ body count for you. Let's add in Bush's immoral and illegal war against Iraq - a country that had no terrorist ties (unless you're a stupid asshole Republican and believe the crap spewed out by Bush). Add another 100,000 body count for all the Iraqi women and children and elderly killed by US troops. And lets not forget the 40,000+ that died from AIDS/HIV because Ronnie was a moralistic asswipe. 'Let the fags die. It's God's revenge' Great President my stinking sphincter. History will prove me right and you oh so very WRONG! Rot in Hell Ronnie - it's what you earned.

Woah...settle down 'dere fancy boy.

So, I'm a Republican asshole if I point out that Saddam was funding the Palestinian suicide bombers (paying huge rewards to the families of same), and that attacks in Israel all but stopped after our invasion? I understand that one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, but seriously, if you're claiming the Palestinian suicide squad for your team, who's the asshole? (for the record, I'm a registered Dem, you Buttnut)

And, I love it when Ronald Reagan is blamed for AIDS. Yet, everyone completely overlooks the fact that DESPITE the horrors of the complete loss of an immune system, the lust for another man's hairy ass was in no way decreased among those spreading the disease. Was Reagan supposed to come out against butt-sex, or something? I'm sure that would have played well...

What would have been good enough?

Let me see... Did Ronald Reagan killed people with his AIDS gun?? GaLiberal, maybe the fact that the members of your "community" are involved in such high-risk behavior led to the body count. If your "community" had some morals, rather than jumping in and out of each other's un-protected cots at the YMCA during the 80's, your perspective wouldn't be so jaded.

Hey Galib, let's try to keep your stinking sphincter out of this, eh?! Can't blame Ronnie for you and your boys' bathhouse activities (and mentalities) and the fact that you don't wear your raincoats.

hey gaylib may you rot in hell. ronnie was the man! yea we armed that scummbag to kill commies. now he wants us dead. well now we want him dead. i guess i know who side ur on. your own you awees me gaydweeb!

And lets not forget the 40,000+ that died from AIDS/HIV

Well, it's a start...THEY won't be spreading the disease anywhere now, will they?

You jerkoffs are living proof that having a brain does not mean having intelligence thought. When your mindless crap is dug up in a few thousand years, they will determine you were ignorant uneducatable throwbacks. And they'd be completely correct. I hope that someday you have a terrible illness that causes your family to suffer while the government stands back and does nothing. It would be poetic justice to everyone of you shit-eating f*ck brains. BTW, for the record, I'm not gay. But you people are real ass-f*ckers.

BTW, for the record, you're full of $hit.

Anybody who's that concerned about a disease that only a small percentage of the population get and who are predominantly known as a group who demonstrate risky behavior, has to be one of that group. Why else would that topic constantly be brought up with the caveat that the government is somehow complicit in the proliferation of the disease?

At this point, you have no credibility anyway so say what you want.