Bring Back the 'Paradigm Shift' !

It is entirely foreseeable that in the not too distant future, true small government conservatives running for office will be competitive simply by stating, "I'm going to be exactly like Sen. Tom Coburn." As I have stated before, I think the winning paradigm for Democrats is the "Moynihan Democrat," which is now a relic. Conversely the winning paradigm for Republicans is the "Coburn Republican," which is but a faint whisper of potential today. Neither party will get the results they want in '06 and '08 without embracing one of these paradigms.

UPDATE: In the course of Senator Coburn's blessed anti-pork maneuverings today on the floor of the Great Sausage Factory, Senator McCain actually invoked my favorite pork embarrassment, the Salmon-Thirty-Salmon!!!