By our count:
- Candidate mentions of Reagan: 20
- Candidate mentions of Bush: 1

I know, you miss the open threads. Or maybe you don't. Either way, here it is.

In preparation for tonight's GOP debate, MSNBC is running a non-stop Reagan nostalgiafest (the debate is at the Reagan Presidential Library) complete with video of each of the major candidates declaring at CPAC or another conservative forum that President Reagan is their hero, their idol, their secular lord. Frankly, it's a bit pitiful to watch the GOP candidates engage in false nostalgia for a politician whose career was largely based on false nostalgia. Just sayin'.

Enough from me. You?

Does America want politicians who promise puppy dogs, unicorns and chocolate sprinkles? Todd Gitlin sure hopes not.