The Occasional Observer

Twenty-nine. That is how many times the word "Reagan," as in Ronald Reagan,was evoked descriptively or in homage during the first debate among Republican presidential candidates.

If people watching the debate had been playing the "name" drinking game -- guzzle a beer or a shot of liquor every time a predetermined name is mentioned -- and had picked Reagan as the name, none of them could have gotten out of bed the next morning.

Had they picked George Bush, whose name was brought up once, they would have been stone-cold sober for 90 minutes.