The mawkish memorialization of the Ronald Reagan myth must have outraged some of the people who were mis-treated, mis-led, and made miserable during his administration. I know it did me.
But, while the recollection by Former President George H.W. Bush that Ronald Reagan returned from his meeting with Bishop Desmond Tutu and quipped that it had been "So-so," may cause additional outrage, if history concludes that the presidency of Ronald Reagan was simply "so-so," his adherents and supporters can consider themselves lucky.
Because, at this point, only the Second George Bush's record is worse. Even Richard Nixon, who resigned in order to avoid being totally disgraced, is beginning to look better.
Of course, if Nixon's crimes had been appropriately dealt with, we might have avoided the criminal behavior of the Reagan and current Bush administrations.
If the punishment of crime is supposed to send a message to those who are similarly inclined, perhaps being removed from office isn't punishment enough.