Repeal Has Failed
Now that the repeal vote has failed in the Senate, it's time for the GOP to start repairing the health reform bill. I originally wrote this column after the repeal vote failed in the House. It seems even more appropriate now that repeal has failed in the Senate. * * * Next …Romney's Sticking by Romneycare
It's conventional wisdom that the Dems' health bill has hurt Romney's 2012 bid. But lately, he's been providing a stout defense of his Mass. health reforms. It has become conventional wisdom that the passage of President Obama's health care reform measure killed Mitt Romney's White House ambitions…Why Aren't The Unemployed Protesting Here?
America isn't Egypt, but it's remarkable that we haven't had angry protests in the United States. Jon Stewart has some fun with Fox News personalities like Glenn Beck who worry that "we might become Egypt." Yes silly obviously. But behind the silliness is a serious question: Isn't the most …Romney: My Wife Thinks I Should Run
Romney's interview with Piers Morgan was a chance for him to reach a broader though less politically plugged in audience and a preview of how he may present himself in 2012. Closing Thoughts: This was an incredibly short interview but it was helpful to see how Romney might decide to run. The …Do We Really Have a Civility Shortage?
The latest D.C. buzzword is "civility" -- but maybe its time Washington stopped worrying about civility and started working on policy. "Civility" now tops the charts as the word of the year in Washington, D.C. Its ascendance owes much to the media coverage of Congress and its "relationship" to …Big Bucks Don't Always Win
Obama believes Citizens United allows wealthy candidates to buy elections. But after the Whitman campaign's flame out: how much does money really matter? In his first State of the Union address, President Obama famously (or infamously) laid into the Supreme Court’s holding in Citizens United v. …The GOP Dodges the Pence Bullet
Many conservatives were disappointed when Rep. Pence announced he wouldn't run for the presidency. But what made them ever think he would make a good president? Why were so many conservatives disappointed when Rep. Mike Pence (R, IN) announced that he would run for governor of Indiana rather …Housing Bubble: Were Borrowers to Blame?
During the subprime boom, a lot of people got loans they should not have gotten. While it's easy to condemn exploitive lenders, how much should we blame the borrowers? Let’s face it: You won’t read every page of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission report. But FrumForum will, over the next …Is Obama Ready to Dump Mubarak?
Despite calls for restraint and reform, the situation in Egypt is beyond Obama's control. As protests spread, will the U.S. have any Arab allies left? The riots in Cairo seem both a surprise and an embarrassment for the Obama White House – to say nothing of demonstrations in Tunisia and now …Did Washington Push Banks to Make Bad Loans?
Conservatives claim the fundamental cause of the financial crisis was excess lending to poor people. But does this view hold up in the crisis panel report? Let’s face it: You won’t read every page of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission report. But Frum Forum will, over the next days. So …