The Ticker: Cooper, Greta, Reagan…

> In honor of Anderson Cooper‘s birthday on Friday, Headliner Erica Hill offered up a reel of Anderson’s favorite video clips: A seaman ship, a smoking gorilla, New Year’s revelers, horny penguins, a waterskiing squirrel, and Rick Sanchez being tasered. Cooper was doused with confetti before tossing to a commercial break. “I think I have confetti in my underwear now,” he told Paula Zahn…

> Greta Van Susteren is taping an interview with Bill Clinton this weekend. It will air on Monday’s On The Record…

> “Could you post something about Ron Reagan?,” an e-mailer asks. “Why has he been off Connected Coast to Coast? I haven’t heard any reference to a vacation or illness, but he’s been gone for more than a week I think…” Update: Sunday, 2pm: Reagan was on a two-week vacation, and will return on Monday, according to several e-mailers…