Reagan Inflation 
The echos of Tim [who?] Pawlenty’s heartfelt tribute to Ulysses S. Grant had barely faded when eager young Republican cubs sprang forth to re-seal Grant’s Tomb.
Small but perfectly formed North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry has introduced legislation to banish Grant from his perch on the $50 bill, replacing him with a fellow all the kids love, Ronald Reagan.
The circle jerk of history is proven in McHenry’s press release. Why must Grant go? He’s much less popular than Reagan, Historians Say.
Plausible, but which historians? Here we fall down an especially twisted conservative rat hole.
McHenry cites a 2005 survey of historians done for the honest brokers of the Wall Street Journal opinion operation, performed by the law prof author of “Wills, Trusts, and Estates, 7th edition” on behalf of the focus of evil in the modern judiciary, the Federalist Society.   The Journal guy involved devotes much of his accompanying article to reassuring the faithful that while George W. Bush rated only average, his big bets might still pay off!
Given the sponsors you won’t be surprised to learn that the undisclosed historians panel was corrected for the “far left tilt” of the academy, stacking equal numbers of liberal and conservative historians.
Who knows. We don’t get to see the list, but the stage dressing screams that the fix is in.
 Like The Power  
Lame rhyming: it’s not just for brown people anymore!
From the frozen wastes of New Hampshire come fresh new voices of reaction-with a beat!
Yes, Dartmouth has yet again spawned new conservatives, but this time the youngsters are lifting their voices in song, turning that rap music into a weapon for good, not just ho/gangster celebratin’.
The hearty stew that is contemporary conservatism is a murky mix, and would-be hipster reactionaries are doing their part to further confusion.
Reagan youth yearns to enjoy somewhat contemporary rap music with all their friends, while reinforcing belief in all that is right and true.
Now they don’t have to choose!
“You can be straight, you were born this way“ 
Thanks to the stern visaged “Young Cons,” today’s youth can turn the former music of the oppressed into hymns of complacency. As we learn from the “Young Cons Anthem” [Actual title!]:
“Three things taught me conservative love: Jesus, Ronald Reagan and Atlas Shrugged“
These mopes haven’t embraced your more lively versions of that rap. Theirs is more of your drone-y slowpoke rap, where you can make out every syllable because their E-Nun-Ci-A-Tion is about the only energy shown.
But their message is perhaps best absorbed in lyric form, ’cause their prose would stunt a generation:
“In a technological era driven fiercely by the main stream media, those who vocalize the true conservative message of individual responsibility, moral absolutes, and small government are slanted as intolerant, racist, “bible and gun clinging”, corporate fat cats who could not care less about the environment nor the well being of their fellow man.”
Or, as others have said,
Gipper’s Delight: The Lads Visit “Fox & Friends” on Hooters Day! 
Hitting Myths   
Its come to this: even the author of an anti Ronald Reagan tome has switched from critique to searching for a usable Reagan past.
Will Bunch warmed the hearts of millions with his 2009 screed, “Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future.” Now, with 2011’s looming Reagan Centenary, Bunch is back with a paperback edition, and his sub-title throws in the towel. Readers may now enjoy “Tear Down This Myth: The Right-Wing Distortion of the Reagan Legacy“
Apparently discouraged after years of pointing to ever more elaborate and endlessly repeated lies, myths and evasions,  Bunch seems to think he can embarrass Reagan cultists by pointing to gaps between present claims and Reagan’s practice.
What went wrong?
“As it turned out, the inauguration of Barack Obama and the arrival of a large Democratic majority in Congress instead showed the limits of government in the face of this powerful philosophy that is loosely based on Reagan’s 1980s presidency but distorts or exaggerates the reality of much of what happened in those years.“
Huh?
              Yahweh Or No Way?  
A drive to rename the California’s Mount Diablo for Ronald Reagan has attracted only mockery, as nearby residents petition Contra County Supervisors opposing the change, and the inevitable Facebook page mobilizes the awesome power of social media to stop the devil hater’s plan.
God-fearing geography gadfly Arthur Mijares has tried to take out Diablo before. In 2005 he pitched Reagan’s name, was told the late President hadn’t been gone long enough, and briefly substituted “Yahwey,” which was rejected.
Mijares appears outmatched in the online battle ahead.
“According to the proponent, who provided a copy of the Wikipedia entry for President Reagan with his application, “The Commemorative Name (Mt. Reagan) speaks for itself.â€
Or perhaps not. The plucky SaveMountDiablo-istas petition effort appears stalled at 17 out of the 50,000 names they set for their goal.
Remembering Reagan Right   
The Reagan Legacy Project has an exciting new look, and new worlds to conquer.
Gearing up for the late president’s 99th birthday has seen a flurry of activity from Projectors, who seek to plaster Reagan’s name, face, or scared relics over as much American real estate as they can grab. In their sights: Nevada.
He Glows! 
Silver State Gipper fans paint a future both poignant and optimistic, when “future generations of Nevadans can look up at Mount Reagan one day and ask, “Mom, Dad, who is Reagan?â€
The organizers complain that Reagan’s greatness is unmarked in Las Vegas, when actually he’s all around:Â The Reagan Era has become Vegas code for all things worn, played, and clapped out.
The Excalibur Hotel & Casino 
“The room, however, seemed like a relic from the Reagan years compared to the other places we’ve stayed in Vegas“
 Bally’s Las Vegas   
“It was clean except for the windows which… hadn’t been cleaned on the outside since the Reagan administration.”
 Riviera Hotel & Casino   
” The rooms haven’t seen new wallpaper or carpeting since the Reagan administration.”
