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June 09, 2004President Reagan's legacy lives on in all kinds of ways!
 Filomena Lopez, the mother of a former Nicaraguan contra fighter, walks past a sign the reads 'Ronald Reagan, the Nicaraguan Resistence Movement thanks you and will always remember you' outside of Catedral Metropolitana in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, June 8, 2004. A mass was held at the church in honor of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Nicaragua is still free and a democracy!  There's the gorgeous new nuclear-powered carrier the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, shown here on manoeuvres off the coast of Brazil! The carrier is in Brazil to carry out military training exercises with naval forces from Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru. It's only right that a President who built back, supported and nurtured our armed forces and national defense as Commander-in-Chief have a state-of-the-art carrier bearing his name. I remember President Bush escorting Mrs. Reagan to the carrier's dedication early in 2001 in what now seems like another world, as it was only months before 9/11.  Here's the Jelly Belly Company's lovely tribute to their favorite and most famous customer, made entirely of their delicious jelly beans! (I must confess: the President got me started on Jelly Bellies when he came to the Oval Office and even though it's tricky with my dental work, I crave their watermelon ones.) 
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