Michael Reagan Slaps His Brother Down

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Michael Reagan didn't let his liberal brother's smearing of Sarah Palin, Scott Brown and the Tea party movement go unanswered:

Spurred by his younger brother Ron's recent appearance on Joy Behar's Headline News show, Michael Reagan, a Republican strategist, issued a written statement Wednesday saying his father would've supported the movement.

"I believe he would embrace the Tea Party Movement, if he were alive today, and support the work of Sarah Palin, Scott Brown and others who espouse conservative principles, who are opening up the eyes of the public to what is happening to our nation," said Michael Reagan, who runs Reagan PAC, which supports candidates in the Reagan mold.

Ron Reagan recently said on the Joy Behar show that his father would not have approved of the modern Tea Party:

"Oh I think he would be unamused by the tea partiers with their Hitler signs and all the rest of it," he said. "No, I don't think he'd be cottoning to that much at all."

Ron Reagan went on to say that despite the troubles of the Democratic Party, the GOP is a "true train wreck."

"Look at Sarah Palin and Scott Brown," he said.

Michael Reagan is the spokesman for Reagan PAC, a political action committee dedicated to finding and supporting Republican candidates who espouse President Reagan's conservative principles. Michael Reagan's full statement is here.

- JP