This is America. Let it unfurl.

[David Morris]

You weren't the only one who noticed:

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/reagan-library-crowd-goes-wild-for-perrys-234-executions-video.php?ref=fpb

Reagan Library Crowd Goes Wild For Perry’s 234 Executions

[Moderator BRIAN] WILLIAMS: Governor Perry, a question about Texas.
Your state has executed 234 death row inmates, more than any other
governor in modern times. Have you…

(APPLAUSE)

It was probably the largest applause of the night, swelling in the
Regan Library’s now-familiar pavilion featuring the Gipper’s Air Force
One.