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Ron Reagan, an MSNBC analyst, attracted publicity for his book Friday from NBC's John Yang by speculating that his father showed first signs of looming Alzheimer's Disease while he was still in the Oval Office. Now talkradio host Michael Reagan has responded to that claim with a fraternal insult, twittering that his half-brother is an "embarrassment" and Ron Jr, a onetime correspondent for Good Morning America, showed up on ABC's morning show to defend himself. ABC's Sharyn Alfonsi played referee between the two brothers thus: Mild Cognitive Impairment is likely the correct diagnosis of Ronald Reagan's verbal stumbles while he was President. Within five years, roughly half of those who show symptoms of MCI go on to develop full-blown Alzheimer's Disease. The President falls into that category, so his son Ron happened to have been correct in spotting signs--but he had a 50% chance of being incorrect.
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