Ron Reagan "Jr." was a no show at this Saturday's home porting for the USS Ronald Reagan in San Diego.
Nancy, his mother was there for the important event. And so was Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Reagan, and Michael's lovely wife Colleen.
''Although the last six weeks have been difficult, and today is very bittersweet, I'm so honored to be here as the USS Ronald Reagan comes into home port,'' Nancy Reagan said in her first public appearance since her husband's burial. ''In my heart, I know he is looking down on us today and smiling.''
Ronald Reagan was especially proud that this ship - the navy's newest and mightiest nuclear carrier - had been named after him.
No doubt, President Reagan would have been disappointed that neither his son Ron or daughter Patti Davis bothered to show up at the ceremony. In fact, Ron was busy cavorting with Democrats in Boston this weekend.
As the media hails young Ron's upcoming speech to the Democratic convention, it is important to note that Ron not only failed to show at the home porting, he and Patti never attended the earlier Commissioning ceremony and the Christening of the USS Reagan - events not only attended by Nancy and Michael - but by President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
Perhaps this time Ron Jr. had an excuse - he was preparing for his big speech before the group his father turned his back on more than four decades ago.
President Reagan may not have been so surprised that his son didn't show at the USS Reagan events. After all, young Ron had never even voted for his own father when he ran twice for president.
It is not nice to point these family troubles out - or that during the 90s his mother regularly complained that Ron and Patti rarely visited their ailing father. But it is fair to do so in light of the media's anointing Ron as heir to Ronald Reagan's mantle and gloating over his speech before the party his father discovered he had little in common with.
Sadly, young Reagan was - and is - an angry liberal. He has spoken harshly of President Bush.
Recall that Junior bashed Bush during the 2000 Republican National Convention, which featured a tribute to his father. As he told the Washington Post's Lloyd Grove at the time: "The big elephant sitting in the corner is that George W. Bush is simply unqualified for the job. ... What's his accomplishment? That he's no longer an obnoxious drunk?"
Clearly young Ron has inherited few if any of his father's views and even less of his gentleman like qualities.
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Thats sad. I can't imagine how a relationship between a father and son could have become bad enough that he could not have at least showed up out of respect.
On the other hand.......perhaps he knows things about his father and Bush that we will never know?
Maybe the Gipper didnt show a whole lot of affection towards him. busy man? then again, michael is always on sean hannity. that guy is a conservative for sure. Ron Jr seems like an ass. guess he just slipped over to the dark side.
Come on guys, this is America. Is Ron Jr. doesn't want to go, that's his choice. I don't understand why Republicans maintain an almost bitter tone when speaking of Ron Jr.'s activities with the Democrats. He's his own man, and he has his own views.
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