THE FUNERAL
(Friday) I've been watching the Reagan funeral on C-Span this evening. Interesting -- solemn -- as close to a royal pageant as Americans get. Lots of well done eulogies. The elder George Bush was especially effective. The younger President Bush did a good job weaving the hope of the resurrection into his tribute. Former senator John Danforth, who is also an Episcopal priest, was the lead celebrant. He, too, made sure that the pageantry didn't totally overshadow the hope of the resurrection.