[Fledermaus]

http://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-digest/article/7991

So I take it you know more than Richard Allen?

[Longbow1969]

Um, this was actually a very interesting read and completely destroys your argument. Reagan didn’t pick Bush to poke a stick in anyone’s eye as you claimed. His campaign had spent a long while trying to find the best nominee and at the end it emerged that Bush was that guy. Reagan wasn’t enthusiastic about him at first, but came on board at the very last minute when he rejected the Ford deal. This, Reagan reasoned, was the best choice to give the ticket it’s best shot.

Thanks for the link though, that was an interesting perspective.