Reagan Overload

You may have heard that Reagan finally died. I think it was on the news briefly last week.

Today, walking into campus armed with two free undergraduate cafeteria passes (long story), Jen and I notice that a new sign has proclaimed the new hospital under construction at the south of campus the "Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center." Maybe this sign was up before last week, but I sure don't remember it.

It turns out that this naming was "announced" this in April 2000. This is the first I've heard about, despite working right next door for over a year. (UCLA Today: New Hospital to be Named for Reagan)

Never mind that this president has a horrible legacy on healthcare (AIDS in particular) or that his domestic and foreign policy is second only to the disasters of our current big boy. Let's name a bunch of stuff after him anyway.

I hearby christen the Ronald Reagan Memorial Big Toe on my left foot. I am currently accepting donations.

Or, should that be the right foot?