"The way I see it, if our current tax structure were a TV show, it would be 'Foul-Ups, Bleeps, And Blunders' or 'Gimme A Break'. If it were a record album, it would be 'Gimme Shelter'. If it were a movie it would be 'Revenge Of The Nerds' or maybe 'Take The Money And Run'. And if the IRS ever wants a theme song, maybe they'll get Sting to do 'Every breath you take, every move you make, I'll be watching you.'"

-- Ronald Reagan, speaking to high school students

Events of February 3 in THE REAGAN YEARS:

1988:

Ed Meese testifies to the investigators of the Wedtech bribery scandal, making frequent use of phrases like "I can't recall." This was not the only scandal where he began as one of the investigators and ended up one of those investigated.