Republican and Conservative political analysis and commentary

Peggy Noonan weighs in on Fred Thompson's unCampaign:

He is running a great campaign. It's just not a declared campaign. It's a guerrilla campaign whose informality is meant to obscure his intent. It has been going on for months and is aimed at the major pleasure zones of the Republican brain. In a series of pointed columns, commentaries and podcasts, Mr. Thompson has been talking about things conservatives actually talk about. Shouldn't homeowners have the right to own a gun? Isn’t it bad that colleges don't teach military history? How about that Sarkozy–good news, isn't it? Did you see Tenet on Russert? His book sounds shallow, tell-all-y.These comments and opinions are being read and forwarded in Internet Nation. They are revealing and interesting, but they're not heavy, not homework. They have an air of "This is the sound of a candidate thinking." That's an unusual sound.

Hat tip to Bob Krumm, who also wrote recently that Fred has seized the internet’s high ground nearly unopposed.

Both are going to pay big dividends. And Thompson seems to know it, writing the following in a piece at Pajamas Media:

Whether or not the Internet can elect any particular candidate in any particular race, it’s clear that all of you and our many friends across the blogosphere and the Web are part of a true information revolution. That’s why so much of my effort has been focused on talking to Americans through this medium. By empowering individuals and building communities, the Internet provides a way of going around the inside-the-beltway crowd to reach people in numbers unheard of not that long ago.

I believe this direct communication and discussion is going to have an enormous impact on our political process.

Thompson's Pajamas Media piece also looks at bipartisanship on the big issues - and why America sorely needs it today.