Word: reaganism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...always, Reagan gave it a wonderful Hollywood twist. "I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life," he wrote. "I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead." The swell of sympathy and affection was instantaneous and overwhelming, from the man on the street to Bill Clinton. Speaking Saturday night at a political rally in Oakland, California, the President said that Reagan's letter had "touched my heart," and the news brought gasps from the crowd of Democrats...
...Reagan has fallen victim to a scourge that kills more Americans than all other ailments except heart disease, cancer and strokes. There are 4 million people with Alzheimer's in the U.S., and 100,000 die every year. It is a mysterious, insidious malady that attacks and destroys brain cells, gradually causing memory loss, confusion and personality changes. Toward the end, many victims no longer know who they are or recognize their loved ones...
...Reagan's act of candor will undoubtedly raise public awareness of Alzheimer's and give support for research a powerful boost. In that way, he will walk in distinguished company once again. Franklin Roosevelt launched the March of Dimes that ultimately conquered polio. Dwight Eisenhower's frankness about his heart disease changed the way the world treated this affliction. The publicized bouts of Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan with breast cancer led thousands of women to undergo mammograms...
...Ronald Reagan's successful battles with ill health over the years have been an inspiration to all, even those who disagreed with his politics. He may not be able to win this battle, but the way he's fighting it -- with candor and courage -- could be one of his most important legacies...
...stop that Republicans wanted to cut the benefits of Social Security recipients by $2,000 each. However improbable -- and hypocritical, since Clinton's own budget director suggested a similar package of entitlement cuts recently -- the ploy helped the Democrats win 26 seats in the mid-term elections during Ronald Reagan's first term. And Democrats have been faithfully trotting it out ever since...