Reagan is dead. So, is he now relevant or not to our political situation?

[MoonRiver]

Poll question: Reagan is dead. So, is he now relevant or not to our political situation?

I know it's a more complicated issue than yes or no, so please explain why you're voting one way or the other.

edited for punctuation.

[genius]

1. But the Republicans will play on and use his death.

[MoonRiver]

3. Maybe he relevant then?

[jjmalonejr]

5. They will sure try...

...but I think that as Americans rememeber Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush will look like a very, very, very small man by comparison.

Trying to compare GWB to Reagan and the War in Iraq to WWII will inevitably backfire.

I welcome their attempts to try and make political hay out of these things, but they will fail.

[benddem]

2. He fought the big communist behind every tree

they don't seem to be there anymore.

[MoonRiver]

4. Sounds like he's irrelevant.

[Leprechan29]

6. Relevant

largely because he did create/reinvigorate the "new" Republican party in the 80's, though it could be argued that his ideas are falling by the wayside in today's Rep. party.