That's What I'm Talkin About

Mary Matalin once again steps up today in the National Review.

Does Sarah Palin have a future in politics? Should she? Yes and yes. But before we conduct the political proctology of Governor Palin, conservatives need to take a deep breath and consider the ramifications of our naval-gazing and infighting.

It's amazing but pretty much the only person on the right in the media who has her back right now is Mary Matalin. I used to think that the Republican politicans were mainly to blame for where the conservative movement is today. I'm now convinced the Republican pundits on TV, and some on the internet may be just as much to blame. Would it be so outrageous to just take Palin at her word, that she's doing it because it's the right thing.

Too many Republicans go weak-kneed in the face of chattering-class criticism of personalities that don’t conform to a clichéd, insular ideal of urbanity — which, not incidentally, never includes conservative Americans. Rather than defend the true superstars of message-coherence and -delivery, such as Rush Limbaugh, they jump on the trendy totalitarian bandwagon in the absurd belief that they will either be let into the club or spared its wrath.

This should be required reading for every pundit that takes the air. Mary Matalin is married to one of the most partisan Democrats of all time. She knows exactly how they work. They bring the guns to the fight, Republican pundits have been bringing spoons. Giving ground in these arguments won't cause liberals to give ground in return, it will cause them to take your ground and demand more.

Sitting down and watching the left and right "debate" on TV lately is like watching Harry Ellis and Hans Gruber "debate" in Die Hard. Ellis thinks they can just sit down, work things out, and both sides can get what they want. How'd that work out for him?

Tell me Harry Ellis doesn't remind you of an inside the belt way Republican.