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when the guy is helping to honor someone we have a great deal of respect for, and we trounce him anyway.

I believe most are referring to his 'intent' - is it sincere? It's all for his political gain - so how sincere is it. I will not laud him in any way - what did he really do? To honor a man is to take up where he left off - does that describe BO?

When someone smiles at you while putting the knife in your back, do you praise him because he was most pleasant?

[DoughtyOne]

Please explain how this guy ‘used’ Nancy Reagan. For what, to honor her husband? Good grief. This isn’t putting a knife in her back or ours.

He obviously disagrees with much of what Reagan stood for, and yet he still honored him and spoke highly of him.

Sometimes my fellow Conservatives, we must meet gracious behavior with gracious behavior.

Then, yes, we will go back to stabbing each other in the back. That is to be expected.

[KC Burke]

...are referring to his 'intent' - is it sincere? It's all for his political gain - so how sincere is it.

Failing to perceive plain action and trying to diagnose intent takes us into the realm of Hate Crime taking precedence over actual crime.

You then reverse and claims that he is:
When someone smiles at you while putting the knife in your back, do you praise him because he was most pleasant?

Look, we all know the guy is the living embodiment of Benito Mussilini, but few of us are ready to say he is the anti-christ as well.