Has anyone read Geoffrey Nunberg's  book, "Talking Right"?   

  Here's an audio clip from NPR.

He talks about how well the  Right has framed issues and how undisciplined everyone else is. Here's some of my thoughts on it. 

The successful attack on 'liberal' began with Spiro Agnew as part of the 'southern strategy' and can be best personified by the 'preying' mantis - you know "The First Anorexic of the Whole Wide World" - the scotch-loving, gold cross-wearing, bony ass-waving, polo playing, wicked witch of the north screeching, widow-hating, ...you get it.