Reagan Death No Boost for Conservatives

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NEW YORK - Republicans may have been counting on Ronald Reagan (news - web sites)'s death to boost President Bush (news - web sites)'s re-election campaign. In the publishing world, at least, the former president's passing has not provided any bounce to conservative books.

While sales have jumped this week for such Reagan books as "I Love You, Ronnie," and "Reagan: A Life in Letters," little change has been reported in sales of conservative books overall.

"Most of the interest, and much of what customers are looking for in Reagan books, is around Reagan the man; his family, his letters, his life," says Susan Yeager, a spokeswoman for the superstore chain Borders.

"All conservative and liberal books continue to sell well on their own merits," says Bob Wietrak, a vice president for merchandising at Barnes & Noble, Inc.

For booksellers, the biggest draw remains a Democrat, former President Clinton (news - web sites), whose memoir "My Life" comes out June 22 with a first printing of 1.5 million. The book has remained at or near the top of Amazon.com's best seller list, easily outpacing any Reagan book.

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1. Normally, Bush would be able to bivouac in the shadow of Reagan's penis

Now that we know Bush okayed torture, no decent conservative wants him anywhere near Reagan's campsite.

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2. To paraphrase the line from "Game show"

...Bush has flown too high on borrowed wings.
I want to see how well he does on his own.
At some point during this Presidency, Bush will have to answer for his actions. Will he be man enough?

I bet he cries like a sissy.

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3. No boost? That can't be right!

C'mon Ron, you were an actor (sort of). You know how this works:

The Death of St. Ronnie, Take Two. {Clack!}

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4. kick

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5. The only verifiable spike was in the hands of those reporters that insiste

d on reporting on Sir Ronald and holding up these hideous books.