Stopping Palin
Politico reports that GOP leaders are seriously discussing how to do it. Is this the birth of the "Draft Jeb" movement? Politico reports that GOP leaders are seriously discussing how to do it. Is this the birth of the "Draft Jeb" movement?Colbert & Stewart's Coffee Party
We've heard a lot about Tea Party fury. Those at the Stewart/Colbert rally are an equally fed up voting bloc. Except that they aren't angry, just ... bemused. We've heard a lot about Tea Party fury in the lead-up to the mid-term elections. Over the weekend, I spent time with another, equally fed …
Signs of the Times
Just passed a sign for a Washington business that said: "Est. 1887 - survived all panics since the Civil War." Just passed a sign for a Washington business that said: "Est. 1887 - survived all panics since the Civil War."It's a Small World
At a dinner party in Washington, 3 of the 8 guests at a table turned out to be non-native speakers of Swedish. What on earth are the odds on that? We had a dinner party Saturday night. Of the 8 guests gathered around a table in Washington, 3 turned out to be non-native speakers of Swedish. …Sanity Marchers Vs Tea Partiers: Who Knows More?
Six months ago, we interviewed tea partiers to discover how informed they were. Saturday, we put attendees of the Stewart-Colbert rally to the same test. Six months ago, Frum Forum interviewed tea party protesters on the Washington Mall to discover: How much did they know about the taxes they …Meet Washington's New Big Spenders
Republicans are about to win a big victory on a promise of lower taxes and less spending. But if they win, that might not be what voters will get. Republicans are about to win a big victory in the U.S. midterm elections on a promise of lower taxes and less spending. Horribly ironically, the …Cargo Bomb Plot: We Do Have Something to Fear
Stewart and Colbert believe Americans irrationally fear Islamic terrorism. After this week's cargo bomb plot maybe Americans aren't so crazy after all. The combination of the Stewart/Colbert faux rallies and the latest terrorist attempt from al Qaeda got me thinking of Homer Simpson. Among the …Sanity Ralliers Break Out their Signs
At the Stewart/Colbert rally in Washington, participants brought out their own signs many of which mocked the tea party. Observed at the Stewart/Colbert rally: a sign reading "Adam Smith was a liberal". Other signs: "Fear Bela Lugosi not Nancy Pelosi" "Correctly Spelled Slogan" …
Big Crowd, Small Demographic
The attendees at the Stewart-Colbert rally are the upper half of the Obama coalition: young, educated, urbane, and feeling less economic distress than others. A sign seen at the Stewart/Colbert rally sums up the Democratic dilemma in the impending elections: "things are pretty good actually". …It’s (Also) About Governing, Stupid
Too many political consultants and their clients think only about victory on Election Night and not about what to do after they are in power. In just a couple of days, American voters will elect a new Congress, several governors, thousands of state legislators and even more local officials. …I’ll See You Today on the Mall
Frum Forum and I will be at the Stewart/Colbert rally doing our part to restore conservative sanity to the capital. Frum Forum and I will be at the Stewart/Colbert rally from 11 a.m. onwards, doing our part to restore conservative sanity to the capital. Look for us at the southwest corner …Operation "Drill, Baby, Drill" Goes Bust
While the “drill, baby, drill” gang like to tout Alaska as America’s Saudi Arabia of oil, the truth is that it holds far less oil than they would have us believe. Until this week, the best geological estimates of oil reserves indicated that the United States sits atop a scant 3 percent of the …The Prowl: Getting Groped by Clients in the District
In a city filled with middle-aged men with over-developed senses of entitlement and under-developed respect, sexual harassment is a regular part of life. In a city filled with middle-aged men with over-developed senses of entitlement and under-developed senses of respect for the fairer sex, sexual …Sex on Campus: Halloween Dilemma
When it comes to Halloween costumes for women, there's a thin line between sexy and slutty. For everyone over the age of 15, Halloween may no longer mean trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving, but it certainly still involves costumes. In fact, while dressing up for Halloween persists throughout …The Fat Diaries: My Halloween Sugar Binge
There’s something sinister and magical about Halloween and part of it is that annual werewolf-like transformation of healthy-eaters into candy overeaters. I love Halloween. I’ve delighted for years in dressing up in costumes and walking in the brisk evening with my best friends. I’ve …
Can I Ask My Boyfriend's Pals to Stop Smoking?
Eddie hears from a reader who's trying to get all of her boyfriend's friends to stop smoking. Is that too much? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who's trying not just to get her boyfriend to stop smoking, but all of his friends too. The reader writes: I have …Dig in for the Long War
The left claims the Afghan war has cost too much and taken too long. But Americans need to give our counterinsurgency strategy the time it needs to work. A commenter by the name of Elvis Elvisberg takes issue with my post today about Mikhail Gorbachev and the American war effort in Afghanistan. …GOP Fights to Close West Coast Gender Gap
On the West Coast, women and independent voters will play an outsized role in determining the outcome of key statewide races. The plot continues to thicken in statewide races on the West Coast. Meg Whitman, given up for lost earlier this week, has suddenly begun to close in on Brown in the …