Demon Sheep Ad: Weird but is it Accurate?
No description can do justice to the low-budget strangeness of the demon sheep ad, but the more urgent question for California Republicans is this: What should they make of the substance of Fiorina's attack on Campbell? My latest column for CNN.com looks at Carly Fiorina's "demon sheep" attack on …Is Climate Change Legislation Dead?
Senate Democrats are planning to abandon climate change legislation in favor of focusing on a smaller energy-only bill. The latest talk on the Hill has it that climate legislation has no chance this year, given the bandwidth consumed by high jobless numbers, financial reform, a healthcare debate …Obama's Political Theater
In the first year of the Obama administration, honest debates over policy have been replaced by a politics of symbolic (and largely empty) gestures. Years ago, most savvy political writers correctly diagnosed that electoral campaigns (on both sides) had become conducted almost entirely in …Palin Rallies the Tea Party Faithful
At a convention marked by extreme speeches and occasional conspiracy theories delivered from the podium, the question going into Saturday night's keynote finale from Sarah Palin was: How extreme would she get in order to ingratiate herself with her audience? Click here for all of Jonathan Kay's …In Defense of Demon Sheep
The demon sheep attack ad unveiled last week by California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is one of the most brilliant, witty and devastatingly effective political ads ever made. Don’t listen to the aged , humorless stuffed shirts and prigs who populate the Big Media and the Blog …Don't Credit Birthers for GOP Gains
In a post at HotAir.com , Ed Morrissey wisely points out the damage the birthers are causing to the conservative movement. Ed Morrissey today : Breitbart is entirely correct, and perhaps even understated the case. In the earlier exchange with Schilling, she said that her boss was …Health Reform: A Fight the GOP Might Want to Lose
My latest column for the National Post asks if the GOP is losing an important opportunity to stem the growing cost of healthcare. My latest column for the National Post asks if the GOP is losing an important opportunity to stem the growing cost of healthcare. You know, if the …Is Hawaii Home to the Next Scott Brown?
Hawaii’s first congressional district right in the President’s home state looks to be a seat where voter dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party could lead to another surprising Republican pick-up. Frum Forum sat down with Charles Djou, the Republican candidate in this upcoming race. …