Political Diary, edited by Holman W. Jenkins Jr. and featuring John Fund, is a subscription-based e-mail newsletter offering commentary and analysis on American politics from a perspective only The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Page and OpinionJournal.com can offer.

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What Readers Say About Political Diary

"I am into my second week as a Political Diary subscriber, and I'm amazed I let this one get away for so long. I'm seriously hooked on Political Diary already. Great job."
-- Jack Lavelle, Phoenix, Ariz.

"Political Diary is truly the insider's source on key issues shaping the political landscape. The stories go beyond what the mainstream pundits cover, and provide the perfect mix of commentary and political insight."
-- Sean Spicer, Communications Director, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

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-- Heather Davis, Press Secretary, Congressman George Radanovich, Washington, D.C.

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--Eric Walker, Austin, Texas

"I am very interested in ongoing political battles in Congress and state houses, and we definitely need the common sense approach when evaluating these political events that Political Diary provides."
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What the Media Say

"Whether it's politics, business or foreign affairs, Political Diary is a must-read each day for pundits, investors, government officials or main-street voters. Insider tidbits, great analysis, spicy quotes -- don't leave home without it."
-- Larry Kudlow, "Kudlow & Company"

"I would recommend OpinionJournal's Political Diary highly for its solid daily line-up of reasoned conservative thought. It costs $3.95 per month. I think it is worth every last penny."
-- Rob Biederman, The Reasoned Right (thereasonedright.blogspot.com)

"Political Diary is packed with stuff you can't easily find elsewhere. Today's newsletter had an article about a compromise to the anti-filibuster rules change that is being pushed by Democratic Senator Ben Nelson (Nebraska). There is also an article about Arizona Republicans courting Marilyn Quayle, the wife of the former Vice President, to run for governor of Arizona, and civil right leader Deval Patrick's ambitions to run for governor of Massachusetts. I did some Google news searching to see how widely these stories are being reported elsewhere, and didn't find many hits. For example, information on Mrs. Quayle considering a run for Arizona governor was found in the Arizona Republic Online and also in a news site that merely references and comments on the Political Diary article. That was it. Surely, if Mrs. Quayle does run, we'll be hearing a lot about it in the future. So, won't it be nice to be able to say, "Oh, hadn't you heard that yet? I heard of that ages ago."
-- Dory Zinkand, WittenbergGate.net

"OpinionJournal's 'Political Diary,' edited by Opinion page's Holman W. Jenkins Jr., is a lively collection of interesting tidbits and commentary on political goings on both inside the Capitol and on the campaign trail. It costs $3.95 per month ... [and is] well worth 20 cents per day."
--Forbes Magazine: 2004 Best of the Web selection

Sample Editions of Political Diary

April 16, 2007
Hillary's donor base includes some big-time trashers of women of color; a tax revolt gathers in Minnesota; John Breaux's decision makes Bobby Jindal the man to beat in Louisiana.

April 17, 2007
Virginia shootings rewaken the gun issue, with self-defense front and center; Hillary Clinton makes a bid to lock up the Hispanic vote; Barney Frank leads the Democratic hunt for deep pockets in the subprime mortgage meltdown.

April 18, 2007
Big Labor targets Chicago's Mayor Daley; Jon Corzine's motorcade was 2 Fast, 2 Furious; Virginia's successful gun-control laws; a campus tragedy foretold by a student journalist.

April 19, 2007
The House GOP may soon have some corruption house-cleaning to do; John McCain may be the world's oldest comeback kid; Al Franken rakes in big donations from his Hollywood connections.

April 20, 2007
Republicans get ahead of a corruption scandal; Sanjaya is a poster boy for poster boys; tax protestors descend on Lansing; Dick Cheney vs. the British government over the phrase 'global war on terror.'

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