The Last Gasp Of A Sad Man

Jimmy Breslin tries to summon up some of his previous genius and insight, but instead he sounds like a bitter drivel-writing old man who is trying to rewrite history:

In government, he was as real as his trademark line. He was a callous man with a smile who cut taxes in 1981 and left this city and state without funds for such things as help for dependent children. He proudly hurt the boroughs of this city more than anyone before or after him. If you live in Brooklyn, the record shows that Ronald Reagan hated children. The city and state had to raise taxes to make up for money lost because of Reagan's great conservative movement. Reagan then raised taxes six times. He walked off, leaving us an enormous deficit but with a smile on his face that even the Gipper's fakery couldn't help us with.

Emphasis mine. Go away and take a nice long rest Jimmy, you definitely need it.