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Matt Yglesias points out that the Dems' health bill wouldn't have happened without some key conservative missteps. But this isn't news to F F readers. Yglesias yesterday : Tom Davis would have been a formidable contender for a Senate seat in 2008, but the right decided he wasn’t …

Written by FrumForum Editors 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

FrumForum Wants Your Technical Feedback

How can Frum Forum provide a better technical experience for our readers? Please let us know! Heading into 2011, FrumForum plans to keep providing great reporting, and the best reality-based conservative analysis in the blogosphere. To help us do this, we would like our readers to tell us what …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green 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

All Politics are Local (If You're Lucky)

Tip O'Neill used to say that "all politics are local". But with congressional elections being increasingly nationalized, that isn't true for everyone. Mickey Kaus does a public service by trashing Tip O'Neill's famous dictum that "all politics are local." As Kaus point out, all the congressiona…

Written by Andrew Gelman 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

Anthony Trollope Predicts the Demise of DADT

UPDATED: After the repeal of DADT, one passage from Anthony Trollope's Phineas Finn takes on special meaning. In Phineas Finn , published 150 years ago. Many who before regarded legislation on the subject as chimerical, will now fancy that it is only dangerous, or perhaps not more than …

Written by David Frum 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

Israeli Outsourcing to Palestinians Booms

Although peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian politicians are at an impasse, business ties are slowly strengthening. That Israel is a world leader in high-tech is well known, but a story you’re unlikely to see much coverage about – Israeli companies outsourcing IT work to Palestinians. …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Saturday December 18, 2010

Maria Cino Receives First Endorsements

Maria Cino has announced her first two public endorsements in her bid for RNC Chair. Maria Cino, the CEO for the 2008 Republican National Convention, announced her first two public endorsements on Saturday. Priscilla Rakestraw, the National Committeewoman from Delaware, and Evie Axdahl, the …

Written by Tim Mak on Saturday December 18, 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

California Takes the Lead on Cap-and-Trade

Cap and Trade might be dead in Washington, but in California, it has new life. Cap-and-trade is dead – at least for now, inside the Beltway, where these days, getting bipartisan agreement on the color of the sky might be too much to ask. On the other side of the country, however, in the …

Written by Jim DiPeso 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

Live Chat with David Frum

Click here to read the transcript of David Frum's last Frum Forum live chat of the year. We will be holding the last Frum Forum live chat of the year in this space at 3pm ET today. We look forward to taking your questions! Live Chat with David Frum

Written by David Frum on Friday December 17, 2010

Reining in Fannie & Freddie

The FT reports that the White House is planning cutting back the role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the housing market. FT reports today that the Obama administration is planning on cutting back on the role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the housing market. The administration wants to …

Written by David Frum on Friday December 17, 2010