I see a lot of pictures with Newt and Clinton as well.
Santorum wasn’t in office when Reagan was President — he was first elected in 1991, halfway through Bush’s presidency. So why would there be pictures of him with Reagan? It’s like saying you don’t see pictures of Sarah Palin with Reagan.
The fact is that Santorum was a republican member the house when Nancy Reagan said that the Reagan passed the torch to the republican members of the house. Reports are that even Nancy Reagan herself has pointed this out.
I wouldn’t use that quote if I were a Newt supporter, because it just reminds people of how Newt tends to overplay HIS role in things, and seek individual glory.
And what would Michael Reagan know? He wasn’t a congressman during that time, he’s a talk show host who endorsed Gingrich — why would he mention Santorum? I mean, I guess it’s nice that Michael endorsed Newt, but I think it’s more important that Perry endorsed Newt.
And Michael Reagan has no more authority to claim who Ronald Reagan would have endorsed than you or I. We don’t inherent greatness.