A Conservative Pursuit
January 27, 1997 · Blog, Paul A. Gigot
Either I am a lousy political columnist, or the country is in much better shape than I thought. Or both.
Paul Gigot is the editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal and a Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator. A prominent voice in conservative journalism, he contributed pieces to The Weekly Standard in its early years, writing on Republican politics and conservative movement figures.
Either I am a lousy political columnist, or the country is in much better shape than I thought. Or both.
If Phil Gramm's presidential bid fails, political coroners might fix its demise at his meeting last summer with Steve Forbes. With the publisher mulling his own White House run, here was Gramm's chance to listen, to sound themes Forbes wanted to hear, to consolidate support.