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“Breaking News: Politico Has some nice words to say about Sarah.”

That is really historic. I see the thread has deteriorated into a debate over Reagan’s ideological purity, which has nothing to do with the article.

If one wishes to examine Reagan in the context of this article, then it would be more germane to consider his endorsements and their effect.

I watched Reagan very closely from 1968 on and supported him from the time I first became aware of him when he won the governorship in 1966. A great man and the greatest President of the 20th Century by far. I rank him with Washington and Lincoln.

That said, his endorsements NEVER (I repeat, NEVER) had the kind of influence that Sarah Palin’s have had. Not when he was Governor or during his interregnum or when he was President or after he was President.

I have honestly never seen a politician lift candidates from also ran status to smashing victories against long odds.

Palin took a giant, probably dispositive, step toward the GOP nomination last night. She will win Iowa. She will win South Carolina. (Does anyone seriously think that Huck (whose candidate was pulverized by Palin’s endorsee) is going to beat her there? If she wins those two states, as now seems nearly inevitable, the game will be over.