Peggy Noonan channels Lloyd Bentsen to smack down Sarah Palin.

The point is not “He was a great man and you are a nincompoop,” though that is true. The point is that Reagan’s career is a guide, not only for the tea party but for all in politics.

Not exactly “I knew Ronald Reagan; Ronald Reagan was a friend of mine…” but ’twill serve.

HT to Bob Cesca.