Political Cycles

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/declarations.html ^ | PEGGY NOONAN

[RED SOUTH]

As for Mr. McCain, I think he had the best moment of the month this week at the big motorcycle convention in Sturgis, S.D., when he was greeted with that mighty roar. And his great line: "As you may know, not long ago a couple hundred thousand Berliners made a lot of noise for my opponent. I'll take the roar of 50,000 Harleys any day." Oh, that was good.

There's a thing that's out there and it's big, and latent, and somehow always taken into account and always ignored, and political professionals always assume they understand it. It has been called many things the past 50 years, "the silent center," "the silent majority," "the coalition," "the base." The idea of it has evolved as its composition has evolved, but the fact that it's big, and relatively silent, and somehow always latent, maintains. And watching that McCain event—vroom vroom—one got the sense it is perhaps beginning to pay attention to the campaign. I see it as the old America, and if and when it reasserts itself, the campaign will shift indeed, and in ways you can even see from 10,000 feet.

[RED SOUTH]

The last 2 paragraphs are great and is exactly what is starting to happen and although Noonan doesn’t say who the shift will be toward ... it is obvious she means without saying it .. McCain.

[Tucker39]

I once had a crush on Peggy Noonan. I think I feel it cranking up again!

I previously have had crushes on Jean Kirkpatrick and Margaret Thatcher.

As you can see; my taste in women runs to intelligence, logic and strength.