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Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Assange, The Movie

Given Hollywood’s laudatory treatment of other left-wing villains, it’s only a matter of time before Julian Assange makes it to the big screen. How long will it be before Hollywood makes a movie glorifying Wikileaks ringleader Julian Assange? Not long! Hollywood, after all, has a long and sordid …

Written by John Guardiano on Tuesday December 21, 2010

A Merry Christmas from the Sheiks

The "most expensive Christmas tree in history" located in Abu Dhabi should force Americans to think twice about our costly thirst for foreign oil. After displaying in its lobby what was heralded as “the most expensive Christmas Tree in history” the Emirates Palace Hotel has apparently decided that …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Tuesday December 21, 2010

The Left Turns on Tester

Are the netroots turning against Montana Senator Jon Tester for not being liberal enough? From Politico today : “Not only will I do absolutely nothing to help his reelection bid, but I will take every opportunity I get to remind people that he is so morally bankrupt that he’ll try to score …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday December 21, 2010

Collins: I'll Lead Fight to Repeal Obamacare

If the RNC wants to successfully mobilize voters and stop the Obama agenda, it should start by organizing a nationwide effort to repeal Obamacare. What if there was a single issue that unified Republicans while drawing unprecedented support from Independent and even Democratic voters? What if …

Written by Gentry Collins on Monday December 20, 2010

Judges Take a Backseat on DADT Repeal

However one feels about DADT, this time social change came about properly through the legislative process and not by judicial decree. On Saturday, the Senate ended a filibuster on the repeal of the law preventing open homosexuals to serve in the armed forces. This repeal has been the hobby …

Written by John Vecchione on Monday December 20, 2010

Eat This, Michelle!

This Sunday, on "Sarah Palin's Alaska", Palin again took aim at First Lady Michelle Obama's efforts to fight youth obesity. Sarah Palin on personal responsibility : Sarah Palin is again taking aim at Michelle Obama over her anti-obesity campaign, taking the opportunity in Sunday's "Sarah …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Monday December 20, 2010

Cuccinelli 1, Obamacare 0

Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli's court win over the individual mandate gives conservatives the chance to finally limit Congress' commerce clause powers. Last week, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s effort to protect Virginians from the full fury of Obamacare bore fruit. (Full disclosure I …

Written by John Vecchione on Monday December 20, 2010

Post-DREAM Act: Is Immigration Reform Dead?

The DREAM Act may have died in the Senate, but the immigration debate isn't going anywhere. Can Obama and a GOP Congress bring real reform? The failure of the Senate to achieve cloture on the DREAM act has not ended the immigration debate. Politically, both sides will attempt to capitalize on this …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Sunday December 19, 2010

GOP Senate Moderates Back in Business

The moderate wing of the Republican Party was reborn Saturday in the U.S. Senate. But is President Obama ready to reach out? The moderate wing of the Republican Party was reborn Saturday in the United States Senate. Eight Republicans -- Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Mark Kirk of Illinois, …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Sunday December 19, 2010

There's No Crying in Conservatism

A man crying in public is not a pretty sight. Republicans need to stay dry-eyed and start giving the Democrats something to cry about. One thing I always admired about the Kennedys was you did not catch them crying. One of them could be shot, a child could die, a terrible illness strike …

Written by John Vecchione on Sunday December 19, 2010

Why Romney's CEO Presidency Won't Fly

Romney's management consulting expertise might be great for running a company, even a large federal agency. But being president calls for different skills. Reading David’s piece on Romney’s triangulation as customer service, the "case" for Romney, then, reminds me of the famous quotation …

Written by John S. Gardner on Saturday December 18, 2010

The Prowl: Where There are Politicians, There are Escorts

Escorts are no surprise in D.C. What’s strange is the sense that operating out of five-star hotels, makes them more glamorous than women on street corners. Last weekend, I had a bit of a cold and instead of being brave and stoic about it, I turned into a hermit and spent what is perhaps an …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday December 17, 2010

With Christmas Gifts, Don't Ask and Don't Tell

Meghan Cox Gurdon has an idea for making holiday gift-giving more fun: stop asking people "What do you want for Christmas?" Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon has an idea for making holiday gift-giving more fun: stop asking people "What do you want for Christmas?" "What …

Written by Meghan Cox Gurdon on Friday December 17, 2010

How the Funding Fight Could Hurt the GOP

Tea partiers and talk radio are urging the GOP towards another government shutdown. But what voters really care about are jobs, not the deficit. It’s déjà vu all over again. 15 years ago the Gingrich Revolution fizzled out almost immediately after it started because the budget-cutting zeal of many …

Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Friday December 17, 2010

How Would President Romney Govern?

Ross Douthat raises an interesting question: What does Romney's campaign-style reveal about how he might govern? Do we know the "real" Romney? "Sincerity is everything - once you can fake that, you've got it made." There's Mitt Romney's problem in 1 sentence. He cannot fake sincerity. His …

Written by David Frum on Friday December 17, 2010

Top Dem: White House Needs Fresh Blood

President Obama's inner circle seems to be smaller and tighter than almost any I can recall. After the midterm "shellacking", it's time for a shake up. News that the Obama White House staff may soon experience a shake-up is hardly surprising. Changes in personnel and assignments are to be expected …

Written by Les Francis on Thursday December 16, 2010

Congress Grandstands Over Christmas

Sen. DeMint claims pushing the START vote at Christmas is sacrilegious, while Dems are labeling the GOP's delay on the omnibus anti-Christian. Who cares? So Senator Jim DeMint said that it was sacrilegious of Senate Democrats to push through the START treaty at Christmas. Who cares? Is this any …

Written by Henry Clay on Thursday December 16, 2010

Why the Mandate Fight Won't Sink Romney

Romney's received flak for allegedly flip-flopping on the health mandate. But he can use the issue to redirect attention to a larger problem: weak health cost controls. Mitt Romney’s support for Judge Henry Hudson’s ruling against the Obamacare insurance mandate has led to predictable howls over …

Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Thursday December 16, 2010

How to Fight the 21st Century Pirate

A century ago, the world had no trouble combating piracy. Why then do the Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden still pose such a threat today? Partly because no Americans or Canadians are involved at the moment, the issue of Somali pirates marauding the Gulf of Aden into the Indian Ocean, does not …

Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday December 16, 2010

Sanctions Bite

Reports suggest that Iran has cut aid to Hezbollah by 40%. Could this strain explain the recent burst in defiance from Hezbollah's leaders? The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Iran has cut aid to Hezbollah by 40%. Maybe that’s why there were no armed militiamen in front of Hezbollah's …

Written by David Frum on Thursday December 16, 2010