Well, thank goodness for Cornell’s legal prof, William A. Jacobson.  Professor Jacobson has unearthed a video of Nancy Reagan from the 1995 Goldwater Institute Dinner, in which she proclaims publicly that Ronnie “passed the torch” of the conservative movement to Newt and his fellow conservatives of the 1994 Contract With America forces.

Jacobson, who endorsed Gingrich rather early on, along with Thomas Sowell, is anything but “zany” or irrational.  You need to check out his site and read his fine research on Newt Gingrich:  http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/01/nancy-reagan-1995-ronnie-turned-that-torch-over-to-newt/

Here’s the Nancy Reagan video, courtesy of Jacobson and Youtube: