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Martin Eisenstadt, a former McCain campaign adviser, television talking head, and senior fellow at the neoconservative Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy, is the bedrock upon which our illustrious nation rests—if he does say so himself. “Pundits have been essential to American democracy since the birth of our great country,” he says. “If George Washington was the first American president, then it could be said that Ben Franklin was the first American pundit. And guess whose face is on a higher denomination bill? I rest my case...
Most of the recent pundit-politician activity has taken place to the right of center. Since Obama took office, the GOP seems to have divided into two parties: the party in office, holding down the minority in Congress, and the media party, holding forth on Fox and on the radio. And the media party--unencumbered by the responsibilities of office--has been having much more...
That's the attraction of media stardom as a political base: a title without accountability, a platform without encumbrances. A pundit turned candidate can operate in the realm of the ideal, issuing prescriptions without making actual unpopular decisions. Complaining from the sidelines while doing nothing is a failing if you're a politician. But if you're a pundit, it's your...
...aspiring pundit cum politician should always have something to fall back on. Dobbs still has his radio show. Palin has her royalties. And Beck calls his political movement the Plan--which also happens to be the title of a book he's publishing in August, when he'll hold an unveiling rally for the Plan in Washington. It may finally be better to be kingmaker than king (or queen). It certainly pays better...
...uncommon that there's no definitive vote on the first attempt," said Robert Winters, local pundit and editor of the Cambridge Civic Journal who also teaches at the Harvard Extension School...