[brazzaville]

Good morning.

Excellent Post.

I would have to disagree that shots of Reagan on horseback were necessarily photo ops. Ronaldus Maximus was an avid horseman.

Other than that bit of nitpicking, I agree with everything you wrote.

Michael Frazier

[Alberta's Child]

Thanks, Michael -- and I didn't mean to imply that Reagan was a fraud in any way, but I wanted to note that there was certainly some political value to having his attributes reinforced in the media.