[lbo-talk] new blog post: a nation in decline?: part 3: an unhealthy nation

[c b]

We won't get a Gorbachev here. More likely we will get some
contemporary version of Ronald Reagan who will try to replay the theme
of "its morning in America." SR

^^^^^^^^

CB: First time tragedy, second time farce ?

^^^^^

Palin to Headline Ronald Reagan Dinner in Iowa
By JEFF ZELENY

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will take her biggest step yet into the
Iowa political terrain next month, headlining the Republican Party’s
annual Ronald Reagan dinner in Des Moines on Sept. 17.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/palin-to-headline-ronald-reagan-dinner-in-iowa/