Frum Pudding

Last night on Rachel Maddow the "conservative" writer David Frum was a guest. By all accounts, Frum was asked to come onto the show to discuss the state of political discourse in light of McCain and Palin's recent crowd troubles (not the size lies, but the mob chants).

Instead, Frum decided to chastise Maddow's use of humor and sarcasm and to claim that by being smart and flip, she contributes to the poisonous political discourse. He equated her show with dirty politics. Frum was arrogant, oddly personal and rude. Maddow was the model of supreme restraint.

But even worse is the disgusting irony lost in Frum's self-important rant-- Frum was demanding that the political discourse needed to be raised in America while blatantly disrespecting someone.

That's modern American conservatism in the Age of Rove for you.

The funniest aspect to this is that Maddow's show is probably the most calm, straightforward and sensible of any cable show out there. Unlike most other shows, it isn't about her ego but the facts.

For evidence of Frum's sad ego, watch the clip from the show.