Campaigns & Elections

June, 2000
Page 54

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Partisan Commentary

"Mullings" started out as a fax from GOPAC head Rich Galen and an occasionally commentary by a Republican pundit that gave readers one more opinion of the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

But, post-scandal season, Galen left GOPAC, discovered the Internet and launched a little empire of witty, e-mailed Republican commentary that now has thousands of readers around the country. Somehow Galen has pulled it off, gathering hundreds of subscribers a day and ad money from a who's who of political players.

Galen's daily Mullings are a compilation of his thoughts, usually on news subjects and always topical. He manages to say what other Republican partisans are thinking, giving everyone talking points for that night's dinner party. He often catches small news items that readers may have missed.

Galen's commentary is often witty, always biting. The Monday morning after Elian Gonzalez was seized from this relatives' home in Miami, Galen's subscribers found a Mullings entitled, "Well, THAT Wasn't Pretty" in their in-boxes:

Here's how we know "the Miami Relatives" are in trouble: The only Washington person who was seen with them on
Saturday was New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith who last year:
Resigned from the Republican Party to run for President as an independent;
Did a focus group in his living room;
Found out that among his immediate family members three were undecided and one was voting for McCain, and;
Limped back to the Senate with those memorable words, "Um, never mind."

As you'd expect, Galen spends a large amount of time making fun of Al Gore, but he also manages to look at his own party with a critical eye as well.

The site has Galen's latest columns as well as an archive of past Mullings. A "Secret Decoder Ring" section features additional items and a list of upcoming elections."