Joe Biden Redux

If you're going to plagiarize, you might as well steal from the best:

Berlin - Angela Merkel's bid to become Germany's first woman leader was dealt an embarrassing blow yesterday after her party was forced to admit that she virtually copied a speech given by the late Ronald Reagan during her recent TV duel with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. A spokesman for Germany's opposition conservatives conceded that Mrs Merkel was " certainly inspired" by Mr Reagan's words...

Ms. Merkel, I highly encourage you to hire Peggy Noonan.