Limbaugh: Frum is "Exalted, Celebrated, Erudite"
According to Rush Limbaugh:
RUSH: What did I tell you, cut 16? You've got to hear this. This is ruling class member David Frum who... (sigh) What would be the most descriptive and honest way to describe David Frum? David Frum remains a guest on Democrat talk shows because he wrote a phrase for a George Bush speech during the first term. It is said that David Frum came up with the slogan "axis of evil." So David Frum wrote three words, and for that he has guest emeritus status. Well, that plus he frequently rips conservatives. He's from the "Reagan is over" crowd, the "era of Reagan is over" crowd. So he was on a television network not to be named last night, and he was asked about something that Newt Gingrich said. It doesn't really matter what he was asked. It's his answer. Basically the question was: "What do you think is Gingrich's consideration here? Is he trying to get an edge on a possible rival?"
FRUM: I do think that there is a lot of concern in senior levels of the Republican Party. People in that kind of orbit are worried about the down-ballot effect of a Palin candidacy. 2012 is shaping up to be a very good year for Republicans in senatorial races. It maybe in the Republican interest to have 2012 be a rather lower-intensity year rather than a higher-intensity year. If it's a lower-intensity year, you're gonna lose the presidency anyway, but your more educated, older, more affluent voters are coming out as a bigger part of the electorate then you can have even bigger gains in the Senate.
RUSH: That, by the way, in tone is the "new civility." That is ruling class-speak. But what he's saying here is that establishment Republicans, if Palin's anywhere near the presidential candidacy -- if she's anywhere near this run -- that that's just too divisive to try to beat Obama in 2012. They may as well just cede the presidential election in 2012 and try to pick up a few Senate seats, is what the erudite and brilliant ruling class (I don't know if he's a member or wannabe) David Frum suggests. It's just gonna be too volatile. Beating Obama, especially if Palin's around, is not possible.
Just don't even think about doing that. Just go for the down-ballot wins and forget the presidency. And he says, "[T]here is a lot of concern in senior levels of the Republican Party. People in that kind of orbit are worried about the down-ballot effect of a Palin candidacy." So it's a great year. In other words: "The Republican leadership, we gotta great chance to pick up Senate seats, not so much the presidency. Let's not even focus on that. We'll just cede that." Now, I don't know that that's true. I don't know that that's the establishment Republican view, but this is what the exalted, celebrated, erudite, ruling class member, David Frum, says. Just FYI.
