Jeb Bush: Time to Forget Reagan

Unfortunately for Jeb Bush, his last name is "Bush" and that pretty much means the end of any national political ambitions he might have. This doesn't help either:

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Saturday that it's time for the Republican Party to give up its "nostalgia" for the heyday of the Reagan era and look forward, even if it means stealing the winning strategy deployed by Democrats in the 2008 election.

"You can't beat something with nothing, and the other side has something. I don't like it, but they have it, and we have to be respectful and mindful of that," Mr. Bush said.

The former president's brother, often mentioned as a potential candidate in 2012, said President Obama's message of hope and change during the 2008 campaign clearly resonated with Americans.

"So our ideas need to be forward looking and relevant. I felt like there was a lot of nostalgia and the good old days in the [Republican] messaging. I mean, it's great, but it doesn't draw people toward your cause," Mr. Bush said.

Jeb's got the message wrong. The GOP forgot how Reagan won two landslide elections and ignoring how he did it is not the answer. If there's nostalgia for Reagan it's because there is no conservative leader capable of articulating his message.

That message would still work today if anyone would try it.