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Romney Won't Drink the Tea

In an October 11 post discussing Romney’s performance in a recent Gallup poll, the Washington Monthly’s Steve Benen noted, “What seems more interesting, however, is just how weak a frontrunner Mitt Romney really is. Even as Rick Perry’s support collapses, and even when the rest of the GOP field …

Written by D.R. Tucker on Wednesday October 12, 2011

GOP Candidates Spar Over the Economy

GOP Bloomberg Econ Debate What did we learn from last night's debate? There are problems with Herman Cain's candidacy . Herman Cain's rising popularity and poll numbers meant that Bloomberg had to dedicate a significant amount of time to his 9-9-9 plan. His plan was even presented as part of …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday October 11, 2011

Paul's Straw Poll Wins Are Practice for Iowa

One of the minor stories to come out of this year’s Values Voters Summit is Ron Paul’s sizeable victory in the forum’s straw poll. The Paul organization is developing some expertise at the art of straw poll hijacking . They turned out their supporters in significant numbers by committing money …

Written by Chris Ladd on Monday October 10, 2011

Res Judicata: Leave Tort Reform to the States

One tenet of all the Republican campaigns is the demand that Congress enact some type of “litigation reform.” This usually means caps on damages in civil tort litigation in general and punitive damages/pain and suffering awards in particular. Currently, there are no such limits under the Federal …

Written by Howard Foster on Monday October 10, 2011

The Occupation Comes to DC

This Saturday, October 8, protesters swarmed Freedom Plaza to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the War in Afghanistan. Billing themselves as a sister occupation to "Occupy DC," these protesters set up tents and proclaimed their intent to stay despite only having a permit to use the Plaza until …

Written by Mytheos Holt on Sunday October 9, 2011

Harry Reid Takes on Senate Rules

Continuing his efforts to re-make the United States Senate into a more pompous version of the House of Representatives, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tried to change the Rules of the Senate with a majority vote Thursday. He succeeded. The Senate changed its Rules, 51-48, despite the Senate …

Written by Steve Bell on Friday October 7, 2011

Romney Faces Skeptical Social Conservatives

It is the political conventional wisdom that Mitt Romney has a problem with evangelical voters. Ever since he lost the Iowa caucuses in 2008 to Mike Huckabee, Romney's appeal to the socially conservative base has been in doubt. Whether Romney can appeal to these voters is the question that looms …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday October 7, 2011

Is Cain Socially Conservative Enough?

Today, the Susan B. Anthony list and National Organization for marriage released a joint scorecard for the Republican candidates for President at the annual Values Voters Summit. Ordinarily, a release like this carries few surprises, and in this election cycle so dominated by fiscal issues, a …

Written by Mytheos Holt on Friday October 7, 2011

Silence Won't Save the Super Committee

Hill-focused media report breathlessly that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the “super committee”) has clamped down on possibilities of leaks by allowing each of the 12 members to bring one staffer to meetings. Why? To “prevent leaks,” the staffers say. Given the track record …

Written by Steve Bell on Friday October 7, 2011

Why We Should Still be Sweating Global Warming

Robert Bryce, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and writer about energy, has an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal stating “ Five Truths About Climate Change .” Some of his assertions are to the effect that there’s not that much that can be done to restrain carbon emissions. That’s a …

Written by Kenneth Silber on Thursday October 6, 2011

The Coming Super Committee Crack-Up

Under any other circumstances, one would expect a technical, lobbyist-dominated group like the Super Committee to do what Congress always does when confronted with a crisis: Kick the can down the road. However, evidence suggests that won't happen this time. Why? Because the only incentives the …

Written by Mytheos Holt on Thursday October 6, 2011

How to Fix Obamacare

In my column for The Week , I discuss ways in which the Affordable Care Act could be streamlined into a workable solution for health care reform: If the election were held today, President Obama would probably lose. The Republicans would very likely score gains in the Senate, but …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday October 5, 2011

Will Palin Be Forced to Run?

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Written by Mytheos Holt on Wednesday October 5, 2011

Cain Was Not Playing A 'Race Card'

There is a difference between being post-racial and racially blind. Herman Cain’s resume is as long as my driveway. He is highly intelligent and energetic, a mathematician and Navy man who exudes positivism and confidence and has accomplished much. He will tell anyone who listens that he owes …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Tuesday October 4, 2011

Limbaugh: How Dare Cain Find "Niggerhead" Offensive

After a story this weekend unturned the most famous rock in the recent history of presidential politics, some made a prediction which I hoped would prove incorrect: The person most at risk of harm from a racial controversy in the GOP race would prove to be Herman Cain. Cain has thrived in part by …

Written by Jay Gatsby on Tuesday October 4, 2011

Will America Pay for Europe's Bailout?

In my column for CNN, I discuss what sort of bailout Europe will need when it finally confronts the full scale of its debt crisis: It's been obvious for some time now what has to be done to avert the bank run: a European Super TARP, a version of the Troubled Asset Relief Program that was used …

Written by David Frum on Monday October 3, 2011

Take Herman Cain Seriously

I don't believe that Herman Cain is going to be the Republican nominee. The loss of his communications director under slightly mysterious circumstances shows that his surging campaign could be having growing pains. Although I have doubts that it would really generate nearly enough revenue, I find …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Sunday October 2, 2011

Solyndra's Solar Flame-Out

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Written by Hank Adler on Sunday October 2, 2011

Turkey's Erdogan Goes Rogue

Turkey’s recent brawl at the U.N fits in perfectly with Recep Erdogan’s new “street credit” foreign policy. To recap, bodyguards of the Turkish prime minister got rough with UN security after it sent back the entourage, which tried to barge forward in the line in order to be present as …

Written by Robin Tim Weis on Saturday October 1, 2011

Why Obama is Quiet About Al-Awlaki

Michael Tomasky asks , "Why doesn't President Obama take more credit for killing the al-Qaeda leadership?" Tomasky is normally a tough-minded observer of all points of the political compass, but on this occasion he has sunk much too deep into liberal self-regard. Imagine if the Bush …

Written by David Frum on Friday September 30, 2011