Yes, Reagan is dead. He’ll be that way for some time into the future. But it’s been a month now and it’s time to raise those flags all the way back up. Every time I drive by a flag at half mast, I freak out thinking someone died or some major tragedy I didn’t know about just happened.

From: http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html

“The flag shall be flown at half-staff 30 days from the death of the President or a former President; 10 days from the day of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; from the day of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President, or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession; and on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress.”

30 days sure is a long time. I don’t remember those flags being down so long when Nixon died. Maybe people just didn’t like him that much.