Michael Reagan, the adopted son of former Republican president Ronald Reagan, was probably the only person speaking at the ongoing Republican National Convention who did not commend George W. Bush, the incumbent president who was seeking reelection.

"I've come to honor my father, not to politicize his name," he said on the evening of Wednesday, the third day of the four-day convention held at the Madison Square Garden, New York.

Michael Reagan was at the convention, which opened here Monday,to introduce a video tribute to Ronald Reagan, who died in early June after suffering from Alzheimer's for 10 years.

The former president "was not only a great leader, but also a great dad," he said.

Ronald Reagan was not just a "great communicator, he communicated great ideas," said Michael Reagan.

Like his brother Ron Reagan, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Boston in late July urging support for research on embryonic stem cell but did not directly criticize Bush or express overt support for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, Michael Reagan also did not express overt support for Bush, who was officially nominated as the Republican presidential candidate for the Nov. 2 elections.

Source: Xinhua