Cal GOP Senate Candidates Square Off On Israel
FF Liveblog: The focus of Friday afternoon's on-radio debate between the three California GOP Senate candidates centered on America's foreign relations, with Tom Campbell arguing that his opponents had unfairly painted him as anti-Israel. Amazing debate. Free-flowing, aggressive, and very …
Romney: I Heart Tea Partiers
FF LiveBlog : As part of his book tour, Mitt Romney addressed the National Press Club today in Washington, D.C. During the Q&A, he argued that the tea partiers were a positive development for the GOP. Q: Is the tea party movement a positive force in the GOP? A: The Tea Party Movement is an …Daniels Shows Obama How It's Done
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’s recent statements that he was “open” to a 2012 run, should keep the Obama administration up at night. In office, Daniels has managed to do what Obama has not: create new jobs and extend health benefits for the poor all while trimming government and keeping taxes …The Real RNC Powerpoint Story
Much of the reporting on yesterday’s RNC finance presentation leak focused on how the GOP is planning to exploit a fear of socialism to drive up donor dollars. But the real story missed is how successful the RNC's fundraising efforts have been under the chairmanship of Michael Steele. Much of the …Keep Climate Deniers Out of Class
The move by climate change deniers to have their beliefs taught in schools will only push American students further behind the rest of the world in math and science knowledge. In 1987, the Supreme Court ruled that singling out evolution for criticism in public schools violates the doctrine of …Lowering Expectations for a Deal with Iran
Negotiations with Iran should not be dismissed out of hand. However, in the end, it is hard to see what the Iranians will accept in exchange for giving up their nuclear program or what the West can offer that Iran might actually want. There are powerful arguments in favor of a deal with Iran. …Backing the GOP into a Paranoid Corner
While yesterday’s leaked RNC fundraising document shows that senior Republicans don't share the paranoid fantasies of the small-donor base, the GOP should still tread carefully when mobilizing anxieties and fears about the Obama administration. Money is the sinews of politics, and Republicans …Obama Moves to Gut Our Nuke Arsenal
The Obama administration is about to unveil a new nuclear strategy which seriously reduces the role and importance of nuclear weapons, not because it will help keep the nation safer, but rather because the president and the far left pine for a world free of nuclear weapons. Ronald Reagan famously …Specter's Resurgence
Republicans who hoped that Arlen Specter would go quietly were wrong. Specter has stormed past the man that pushed him out of the Republican party in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. Republicans who hoped that Arlen Specter would go quietly were wrong. Despite the fact that more than …Can We Cut a Deal with the Mullahs?
Earlier today, the Atlantic Council hosted a debate between Michael Ledeen, author of Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War Against the West and Flynt Leverett, Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation over the future direction of American relations with Iran. Earlier today, the …Pelosi's Stealth Move to Criminalize the CIA
Last week, congressional Democrats attempted to insert a provision, without debate, into the intelligence appropriations bill which would have allowed for the criminal prosecution of CIA officers. Frum Forum spoke with former CIA officials, all of whom warned against further attempts by the …Spotlighting the Dems' Jobless Recovery
Democrats hoping for an economic bounce before the November midterms may not get one. On Friday, the White House is expected to receive a report announcing that the economy continued to shed jobs in February. A note to all Republican candidates: now would be a good time to be talking about jobs …Obama's Failed Syria Policy
Despite President Obama's outreach efforts, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has kept his pro-Iranian policy intact and managed to maneuver the Obama administration into placing more pressure on Israel. The man whom George W. Bush used to dismissingly call "The Eye Doctor" seems to be doing fine …Hutchison's Texas Gov Bid Falls Short
Three term U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's highly anticipated Texas gubernatorial run ended Tuesday with current governor Rick Perry scoring a first round primary knockout. But before blaming anti-Washington anger, Hutchison should look to her own campaign's many missteps. Well, that was …Bunning's Last Stand
Sen. Bunning's obstructionist hold on a bill extending unemployment and health benefits to Americans has become an embarrassment for the GOP, giving Democrats the opportunity to portray Republicans as unhelpful and uncaring. God knows we need to cut government spending, but Sen. Jim Bunning sure …Romney's Nomination No Lock
Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans always nominate the "next-in-line" candidate, or the runner-up from last season's primaries. But this doesn't hold up to close examination. An ABC News review of Mitt Romney's new book ends thus: "If history is any guide, however, Romney stands a decent …It's Not the Size, It's What You Do With It
In response to my CNN.com column about the breakdown of Congress, Erick Erickson argues that conservatives need to worry less about how Congress functions and more about shrinking government. But this conservative indifference to policy and governance is the real problem. There's been a lot …On the Front Lines of the Tea Party Insurgency
GOP leaders have been hopeful of picking up the currently Democratic-held Virgina fifth congressional seat in the November midterms, but in a pattern that may be replicated in races across the country, a growing tea party challenge to the party's favored candidate looks to complicate their efforts. …