I hardly use the ten, anyway

In a move we probably all saw coming, bills will soon be sponsored to replace Alexander Hamilton's visage on the ten dollar bill to that of the Gipper.

Since there is not much to do in Kentucky now that the Derby is over:

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the assistant majority leader, has said he wants to take the lead on the necessary legislation to displace the image of Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the Treasury.

Whose idea is this? An old name resurfaces..

The campaign to transform the $10 bill is the brainchild of Grover Norquist, president of the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project. Norquist, a prominent conservative activist who also is president of Americans for Tax Reform, would be aided in his
quest by his strong ties with the Bush White House.

Norquist is the guy who wants Reagan's name on something in every county. There are now 47 dedications in the US, mostly schools and roads. I wonder if, since every county would have a ten dollar bill in it, if he could call his drive a success if this passes.

But why the ten dollar bill? There is no real reason for the change other than aesthetic ones. To put Reagan on the ten as a "tribute" is to deny tribute to Alexander Hamilton, and I would have to argue that Hamilton's contribution to the United States was greater than that of Reagan's. Further, placement on paper currency is usually are mostly given to people who have had a grand impact on the treasury system as a whole. Maybe someone can educate me as to Reagan's great legacy there.

Why not a coin? Oh, yeah. Nancy nixed that idea.

"While I can understand the intentions of those seeking to place my husband's face on the dime, I do not support this proposal and I am certain Ronnie would not," she said in a brief statement issued in Los Angeles Friday night.

"When our country chooses to honor a great president such as Franklin Roosevelt by placing his likeness on our currency, it would be wrong to remove him and replace him with another.

Are Republicans that concerned that people will forget Reagan if we don't put his name and face on something? I doubt that would happen if all of the great things they claim he has done are true. How could we forget a president who has given so much?

I must say if this passes that we should watch for the introduction of the Clinton twenty shortly after his death and the reaction it musters.