Let's be honest about Ronald Reagan.... [View All]

I've been reading all the posts about what a terrible man Reagan was, etc., and I feel I need to at least lay out my true opinion.
I'm a Democrat who never voted for the man; while he was in office, I suffered a great deal from Republicans who gloated. However, in contrast with President Bush I and II, he was superior.
I think the worst thing about him was, he was surrounded by neocons who put him into policy stances that were bad for the people. But he was by no means as bad as our current president.
I liked the fact he was a good speaker; and I liked that he was an astrology buff. These things salvaged him a little, in my opinion.
I think he was a terribly ineffective father, like a lot of fathers, my own included. His wife, Nancy, adored him, though; we have to give him that.
Also, the man is dead. Can we not separate our political opinions from his eulogy? Can we not speak fondly of the dead, for at least a while?
I will say that during his presidency, I made more money than I've made since. This may be a coincidence; but it is truth.
Sorry if I'm rambling here, but we seem to be having an all one-sided discussion about him. Nobody is all bad, or all good. There are shades of each in all of us.