Like Father, Not Like Son
The New York Times [reg. required] ran an interview with Ron P. Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan.
Ron Jr. had some interesting things to say:
On the possibility of his running for elected office:
NYT: Now that the country is awash in Reagan nostalgia, some observers are predicting that you will enter politics. Would you like to be president of the United States?
Reagan: I would be unelectable. I’m an atheist. As we all know, that is something people won’t accept.
NYT: What would you do if Senator Kerry asked you to be his vice president?
Reagan: I would question his sanity.
About having children:
NYT: Do you and your wife, Doria, have children?
Reagan: No. We have three cats. It’s like having children, but there is no tuition involved.
I would also like to add that there’s no possibility of obedience.
I also enjoyed this insight:
NYT: How do you account for all the glowing obituaries of [President Reagan]?
Reagan: I think it was a relief for Americans to look at pictures of something besides men on leashes. If you are going to call yourself a Christian — and I don’t — then you have to ask yourself a fundamental question, and that is: Whom would Jesus torture? Whom would Jesus drag around on a dog’s leash? How can Christians tolerate it?
It is unconscionable. It has put our young men and women who are over there, fighting a war that they should not have been asked to fight — it has put them in greater danger.
Very well said, Ron.
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