Gillespie and Rove Speak Out
Through the midterms, Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie avoided direct confrontation with tea party radicalism. Now it seems they may be getting ready to rumble. Have you noticed the cautionary murmurings being heard from Ed Gillespie and Karl Rove? Gillespie has been warning against trying to …Thank Rubio & Paul for Majority Leader Reid
The blame for the GOP failure to take the Senate lies not only with the losing tea party candidates but also with the victorious ones, such as Rubio and Paul. The ill-advised insurgency against the Republican establishment has clearly cost the GOP control of the Senate. While the victory in the …Nobel Winners: Drop Boycott of Israeli Profs
This week, 38 Nobel Laureates spoke out against the campaign to boycott Israeli academics and educational institutions. In response to the recent spate of attempted boycott, divestment and sanction (BDS) campaigns against Israel, 38 Nobel Laureates have signed a statement, providing a …A Bad Night for Tea Party Radicals
On Tuesday, voters managed to impose limits on their liberal president while also rejecting many of the tea party's most unqualified candidates. I have an article in today's London Times . Behind a paywall, but the conclusion below: The best news for Republicans from the Tuesday vote is that …The GOP Goes Gray
Republicans were forced to rely heavily on rural, older voters for their victory, raising questions about how sustainable their majority is in the long term. Who voted yesterday? The electorate on Tuesday was older and whiter than the presidential election cycle electorate in 2008, which poses …Both Dems & GOP Could Use Some Humble Pie
Despite their big victory, will Republicans listen to the voters and avoid Obama's mistakes? Before we get to the serious, Frum Forum -style analysis, I beg you, gentle reader, to allow a brief indulgence. Anyone remember when some old congressional hands told Obama that, ya know, we …The Tea Party Backlash
On the whole, tea party insurgents lost big in Tuesday's midterm elections. And that's good news for Republicans. On the whole, tea party insurgents lost big in Tuesday's midterm elections. As my latest column for The Week argues, that's good news for Republicans. The Republican leaders won …Frum on Colbert: What's Good for Palin Isn't Good for the GOP
On The Colbert Report , David Frum argues that the midterms gave the GOP the opportunity to move the country on a more balanced, centrist course. Last night, David Frum appeared on The Colbert Report and argued that the midterm elections gave the GOP the opportunity to move the country to a …A Deal for Obama
Here’s a blueprint for a McConnell-Obama deal which could save the Bush tax cuts for two more years. What if Mitch McConnell promised President Obama an immediate up-or-down vote on any/all executive and judicial nominees in the next 2 years in exchange for extending all the Bush tax cuts for 2 …Hamas: We Aren't 'Fanatics' Like Al Qaeda
In an interview Monday, Hamas' interior minister revealed the deadly cost to Hamas of the Gaza War and denied that al Qaeda was active in Gaza. In an interview Monday with the London-based Arabic language daily Al-Hayat , Hamas' Interior Minister Fathi Hamad (who also heads the Hamas Public …The Dems' Lone Star Debacle
Texas Democrats will want to forget this election night with Governor Rick Perry cruising to victory and the GOP picking up seats in Congress and the statehouse. Election night obviously wasn't a good night for Democrats around the country, and Texas was no exception. The Democratic nominee for …FF Centrist Watch: Final Centrist Roundup
UPDATED: Frum Forum follows centrist Republicans in competitive races! 8 of 14 centrists we were watching tonight were elected, as were 2 of 4 NY centrists. Frum Forum has been keeping track of centrist Republicans in races across the country. Eight out of fourteen of the centrists we were …