Her Home Silent, Nancy Reagan Found a Voice

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LOS ANGELES, June 6 — Nancy Reagan once said, "My life really began when I met Ronnie," and she often played the role of adoring wife and political spouse. But as Ronald Reagan weakened over the years at their Bel-Air home and he saw almost no one except a live-in nurse and his wife, Mrs. Reagan seemed to grow stronger.

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Though Mrs. Reagan never publicly criticized President Bush on the issue, several friends of hers said Sunday that Mrs. Reagan had been especially disappointed that Mr. Bush, and the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, were not as supportive on stem-cell research as she had hoped. "It angered her," Mrs. Ribicoff said. "And I think when Nancy gets her body and heart back together, she's going to work feverishly for stem-cell research and the Ronald Reagan library."

On Sunday, Betty Adams, a Los Angeles friend of Mrs. Reagan's for nearly 50 years, said of the stem-cell work: "She's going to work for that very hard from now on.'

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Three years ago, Mrs. Reagan quietly wrote to Mr. Bush saying that she hoped to spare other families what hers had suffered and that stem-cell research could be part of her husband's legacy. Since then, Mrs. Reagan has operated discreetly, making phone calls, sending letters and trying to avoid colliding with the Bush White House.

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[bluestateguy]

1. She does seem much more likable these last few years

All of us will be right there standing right there with her in favor of stem cell research.

[physioex]

2. Good for her...

I admire people who spend the latter years of their lives trying to make a difference. Eventhough I disliked his policies during his Presidency, this can make up for some of it... Richard Nixon was also like this in the latter years of his life...

[madrchsod]

3. was she responsible

for the army going to Sweden for their research on stem cell?

[kskiska]

4. Well, Alzheimer's is a much better cause

than "Foster Grandparents" or "Just Say No."

[Nite Owl]

5. I hope she does some good in

this area. So many stand to benefit from stem cell research. But I wonder why is it that Republicans will go for a liberal cause, really a humanitarian cause, only when they have been personally affected by the problem? Can she not extend her feelings to not have other families do without the health care that was provided to her husband?

[Lindacooks]

6. She, like all other Repukes,

can't extend her feelings to others. All Repukes become interested in a cause ONLY when it directly affects them. Because they're all narcisstic egomaniacs.

[PaDUer]

7. If HER Ronnie

didn't have alzheimer's, she wouldn't give a shit about stem cell research.