With GOP.com’s relaunch off to such a good start it’s hard to know what to expect. But a short while ago TPM Reader DR flagged our attention to the fact that on the site’s bio page of Ronald Reagan, at one point they refer to Reagan as “Ronaldus Magnus”, i.e., Latin for Ronald The Great.
Now, I think that pretty accurately captures Reagan’s status in the contemporary GOP. But we figure this is far too whacky even for the folks running the website. So we’re assuming that someone must have hacked into the site. But who knows? So we’re checking right now with the folks at the RNC to find out just what’s up.
After all, nothing says republican like a monarchical title in a foreign language.
Late Update: We’ve still yet to hear back from the RNC. But it’s starting to look like this wasn’t a hack. It’s just the RNC’s way of referring to Reagan. We’ll let you know when we get definitive word.
Later Update: A number of readers point out that Ronaldus Magnus is one of Limbaugh’s pet names for the 40th president.
