Crackerwax

Here’s something interesting I’ve just read. It’s a quote from the Reagan Diaries.

‘A moment I’ve been dreading. George brought his ne’re-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida. The one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I’ll call Kinsley over at The New Republic and see if they’ll hire him as a contributing editor or something. That looks like easy work.’

That entry’s dated 17 May 1986. Looks like the reactionary old right winger had a bit of nous in the end.