Mission Critical  
The fate of the Republican Party lies in the hand of a novice museum head, but John Heubusch does not lack confidence. “I’m about to rescue the cause of Reaganism from the jaws of Obamaism,” he vows to the tattered on-line remains of US News & World Report.
Heubusch is the dynamic new honcho of the Reagan Library Foundation. He’s the caretaker of what he calls the “most important Republican brand.”
His sacred cause? “We want to take the principles that Reagan searched for and make them relevant today.”
There’s a new sheriff in town, or the old one is back, Reagan lives…something.
“Ronald Reagan is walking back into town. We want to be the ones who answer the question: What would Reagan do?”
Gipper A Go?  
It’s a magical tale that could only be unfolding in America’s Heartland, where small town Republicans await their share of pie. Â Excitement builds in the Land of the Hoosiers, as the Ronald Reagan Parkway may stumble further towards completion with new federal anti-recession funds.
Say what you will, it’s Shovel Ready!
It’s Grover Norquist‘s dream come to life. Â Â 
Silent Service 
The mischievous youngsters at thinkprogress.org point out that War Time President George W. Bush hasn’t a single mention of Iraq in his Library biography, this in the wake of mysterious Library gnomes letting it be known that Iraq was off the table.
“The president’s advisers are still chewing over what topics to emphasize. Iraq is unlikely to be one of them.”
This fits in with Bush’s conduct throughout the war – blowing off the 9/11 warning, cracking wise about his own invented Iraq nuke claims, and the famous pledge to not golf till the boys come home.
The usefulness or accuracy of any Bush Iraq presentation might be questionable. On one domestic crisis that comes to mind, Bush Foundation President Mark Langdale is already taking what might be called the Jindal-ian line, blaming some “government” of unknown nature for a famous Bush disaster.
“There’s an interesting lesson about Katrina and the limitations of government assistance to respond to big natural disasters…They are acts of God, and they are tough. It’s definitely a story line I would not shy away from addressing somehow in the museum.”
But it won’t all be stern lessons. Bush is already assuring SMU coeds that the Library “should be a really cool place.â€
Better Luck Next Time!   
“2008 was something of an awkward year for the GOP and conservatives in general.”
From that stirring preamble, Mark Joseph thrills Fox Forum readers with a vision of a more Reagan-ey tomorrow.
Apparently, a child shall lead them, someone so steeped in Reagan lore and legend that they instinctively channel Him, unlike today’s poor imitations.
It’s gonna be great!
Nothing Says Policy Like Something From Our Oven 
The George W. Bush Presidential Library shock and awe media tour continues, with Politico the latest recipient of access to the former President’s minions. There we learn that the Definitely-Not-To-Be-Named-Freedom Institute attached to the Library will be so much more than the usual presidential scholar holding tank.
In the Bush Institute’s search for something to do, the latest scheme floated is for it to become the George W. Bush Test Kitchen, “to run demonstration tests or pilot projects based on ideas generated from there. ”
George W. Bush Foundation President Mark Langdale explains its thrust into the future:
“That’s a little bit different than what other presidential libraries have done, and it’s a little bit different than defending the record…By the time the Institute is focusing on a problem, there’ll be new information and new perspectives shaping the policy debate, beyond what happened in the Bush administration.â€
Why-ever we should turn for fresh ideas to these has-bins is unclear.
