Don’t Mess With America’s Widow 
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The beatification of Nancy Reagan took a further step Friday, when Barack Obama learned that inept jokes referencing her obsession with astrology were forbidden.
Obama was responding to a pointless spray of Presidential cliches [“Have you spoken to any living ex-presidents, what books you might be reading?  
Everyone wants to know, what kind of dog are you going to buy for your girls? Have you decided on a private or public school for your daughters?”]
Rather than saying something about the sagacity of his illustrious forebearers, Obama made a crack about Nancy’s stargazing before launching into a detailed discussion of the family’s puppy considerations:
“In terms of speaking to former presidents, I’ve spoken to all of them that are living. Obviously, President Clinton — I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about, you know, doing any seances.“
Newsmax Nancy boys lept to the attack, rolling out Nancy’s claim she only turned to the stars after Reagan’s shooting, a story blown up twenty years ago. 
The nominally more respectable Politico reached for the eveready example of Hillary Clinton, proving once more that any Republican behavior may be explained by the cool kids doing it at some future point.
Late in the day Obama caved and called Nancy.
Rough Ride Into The Sunset 
The knives are out in the Republican Party, with losers plunging them deep into the rotten corpses of two GOP icons.
Continuing the pursuit of necro-nostalgia exemplified by primary campaign genuflection to the garments, airplane and widow of the sainted Ronald Reagan, the party faithful are choosing up sides over which long dead leader can somehow resurrect the party.
The Heritage Foundation’s Conn Carroll speaks for those somehow betrayed by real existing conservatism:
“Big government, national greatness, George Bush/Teddy Roosevelt style conservatism lost Tuesday…There simply was no limited government Reagan style conservative for Americans to vote for in yesterday’s election.”Â
Looking for thoughtful answers, Maureen Dowd went boldly went in search of those careful conservatives so beloved in Our Nation’s Capital. She went the extra mile, going the extra office over to interview fellow Times columnist David Brooks, who likes it Rough Yet Battery Powered:
” The party will need a leader to strike out in a new direction, a fiscally conservative president more like a high-tech Teddy Roosevelt. â€
They might start with re-insuring the safety of food. 
More Book Learning?  
Publishers are pondering the all but inevitable George W. Bush memoir, and their guidance is clear: how can we miss you if you don’t go away?
Publishing PR wizard Paul Bogaards says Bush should wait for memories to fuzz up a bit:
“…given how the public feels about him right now, I think patience would probably be something that I would encourage”
And publisher Jonathan Karp says them foreigners don’t care for him neither:
“President Bush is perceived as a unilateral cowboy who didn’t respect other nations. So there’s a shortfall overseas”
Roadside Subtraction   
The Steamboat Pilot brings word of Colorado residents trying to salvage the Centennial State for John McCain. Fans apparently believe that the Mask of Reagan can ward off all manner of devils.
No Luck!
Now Nothing Can Remove The Smell 
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That city by the bay could have MADE HISTORY by voting to name a sewage plant for George W. Bush, but swerved in the voting booth and spoiled the era of good feeling launched with the election of Barack Obama.
The Dream Shall Never Die  
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Everyone wants to know, what kind of dog are you going to buy for your girls? Have you decided on a private or public school for your daughters?”]