MICKEY KAUS writes on Brokeback Mountain and the Heartland Breakout Meme. "The Heartland Breakout Meme seems like B.S. of the sort that consistently hurts Democrats (and others who believe it)."
To the unclear extent that Brokeback has been a success, though, I identify a different explanation. My 14-year-old niece liked the film and explained it this way: "It's a chick-flick with nothing but hot guys."
