I had almost forgotten that the Drudge Report exists. But it has some rather embarrassing anti-Reagan quotes that Newt Gingrich made while the Gipper was trying to run the country. In context, the quotes undermine Gingrich’s constant refrain that he worked with Ronald Reagan, made his policies possible, caddied for him, drove the presidential limousine, was the White House cook, wrote his speeches, and selected Nancy’s wardrobe. Most telling, Gingrich advised Poppy Bush not run for president as a continuation of Reaganism or he would lose. In fairness, it appeared to be a purely political assessment. Of course, in 1988, Ronald Reagan didn’t look very good as a president. He was senile. He’d blown the trust of the people with the Iran-Contra Affair. The stock market had collapsed the previous October. But all that has been airbrushed out of our national collective memory. The Berlin Wall came down in 1989 and St. Ronnie was born.
Before St. Ronnie
