Say what you want, Reagan has my undying gratitude for the fall of Soviet Union.
No, ronald McDonald has our undying gratitude for summarily ruining the US Economy, which was , up to that point, the strongest in the world. The Soviet Union colapsed under the weight of its own largesse. One could argue that Ronnie helped it along a bit, but most all pundits agree that the SU would have fallen within 5 years of the time that it did had we done absolutely nothing. And then you could have howered your "undying gratitude" on...Bill Clinton!?!
Hey, stick around another 5 to 7 years, and you'll see it happen again...up close and personal this time...for the very same reason.
OH...and about Mr. Daltry: From his line in the Greatest Rock & Roll Song Ever Written:
You know that the hypnotized never lie! (Do you?)