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It appears Presidential candidate Barack Obama has locked down the nod from another heavy hitter … MORE »

From last night’s debate, this is the sound of a Republican campaign dying: “Ronald Reagan would say, yeah, let’s drill in Anwar.” Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Ronald Reagangangan. Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan supports John McCain. [YouTube]

Do any of these tired old men want to be president? When the worst campaigner, the worst public speaker and the worst “conservative” is the frontrunner and presumed nominee — yeah, we’re talking about “Arizona” Senator John McCain — then we might as well let Hillary and Obama run against each other in the General Election, for fun. But that’s a dream for another day. For now, we are stuck with these old men who are sitting around the table at the senior center, vaguely complaining about Mexicans and Abortions. MORE »

They are sitting! They are serious! They are just saying “Ronald Reagan” again and again. It’s time to liveblog this very special debate from the Ronald Reagan Magical Library in Simi Valley, California. MORE »

Jesus, another debate? Didn’t we just have about 17 consecutive nights of debates in South Carolina and Florida? Well, now it’s back to the Ronald Reagan Library and Giant Prop Air Force One Plane for what will be a glorious night if only because Rudy Giuliani will not be on the stage talking about how he saved 9/11 from Islamofascism. Or maybe he will! You never know! Break out your prescription painkillers and we’ll all meet back here for liveblogging action at the usual hour.
Reagan Library Debate [Ron Paul Forums]

What exactly was that weird, whispery voice we heard between last night’s question to Mitt about Reagan and Social Security and Romney’s answer? Either Ronald Reagan is giving help from beyond the grave or Mitt was wearing a wire. MORE »

Remember when Hollywood Fred Thompson was the next Ronald Reagan? Well, he wasn’t. And he reportedly dropped out of Thursday night’s Fox News/GOP debate. And yet, he hasn’t actually quit. Is he waiting for the writer’s strike to end so he can give a “I’m a loser” speech? [Washington Post]

This recession scare, it’s real. Too real! The Federal Reserve, much to Ron Paul’s dismay, lowered the fed funds rate by 3/4 of a percentage point today to stave off a, hrm, bank panic of neo-Victorian proportion! MORE »

Oh Christ, he’s comparing himself to Ronald Reagan. In this interview with the Reno Gazette-Journal, Barry notes how “We want clarity, we want optimism, we want a return to that sense of dynamism and entrepreneurship that had been missing,” in this election. And if there’s one thing for which Democrats remember Ronald Reagan, it’s his… optimism. Can a progressive movement start by looking to a maniacal actor from the ’80s as the rubric? Meh, he’s pretty enough. [YouTube]

It’s not every day that Ronald Reagan’s favorite speechwriter admits she not only reads Wonkette, but laughs at it. So we were very pleased this morning to see that Peggy Noonan, our nation’s most beloved newspaper columnist since 1911, mentioned our New Hampshire coverage and a particularly Victorian bit of high-minded satire we dropped along the way: MORE »