The Reagans' revenge

Nancy Reagan has declined an invitation to attend the Republican convention, the NY Daily News is reporting today.

And the GOPers are reacting petulantly; I would even go so far as to say that this "senior GOP official" sounds like a snivelling brat.

Republican officials refrained from publicly criticizing Nancy Reagan for the no-show. Privately, however, some were upset as well as disappointed by the decision, which has been known to the White House for some time.

"I don't think she could have missed the symbolic significance of her son going to their convention and her not going to ours," a senior GOP official told the Daily News.

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A downcast senior GOP official confirmed Nancy Reagan had never committed to appearing at the convention, but was nevertheless dubious of the official explanation.

"The 'not feeling up to it' line is bull----," the official said. "Something happened in the last month, and whatever it was was real."

Meanwhile, Ron Reagan said he had no plans to make a "political speech."

In a few months, we will face a choice. Yes, between two candidates and two parties, but more than that. We have a chance to take a giant stride forward for the good of all humanity. We can choose between the future and the past, between reason and ignorance, between true compassion and mere ideology.

I couldn't have been less political myself.