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By David Ganz
Establishment of a Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission with a $1 commemorative coin produced from February 2010 to February 2011 is one of the requests before Congress.
The bulk of the bill would establish a commission to honor the 2010 centennial of the birth of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. The bill, H.R. 5235, was introduced Feb. 6 by U.S. Reps. Elton Gallegly, R-Calif. and Roy Blunt, R-Mo. In addition to the $1 coin, a stamp in his honor is also mentioned.
Ronald Wilson Reagan remains an American hero - the genuine article - a man so revered that a recent Gallup poll ranks him first of all the men to hold that office, a position over George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and even Franklin D. Roosevelt. Reagan is the rare person who has positively affected the lives of tens of millions of his fellow-countrymen, and in the process, changed the course of world history.
Several years ago, Grover Norquist, chairman of the Reagan Legacy Project, claimed to be “spoiling for a fight” in an effort to carve Reagan’s face onto Mount Rushmore. He also had a more serious plan, however: keeping alive the late Sen. Paul Coverdell’s bid to put the Gipper on the $10 bill.
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JG | Apr 4, 2008 | Reply
This discussion is a sincere waste of public time and effort when there are more important issues such as dealing with the economy, joblessness, healthcare, energy, infrastructure issues, the war and other issues that if not properly dealt with doesn’t leave much desire to honor Reagan let alone any other more deserving former President. Mt Rushmore is great just the way it is. That is my conservative opinion on the subject.