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The New-Look Conservative GOP

Across the country, Republican primary voters are rejecting the establishment and pushing the party to the right and to victory. As widely reported, polls are now showing Republicans trusted across a broad span of issues. Indeed Republicans now lead on many of these broad issues, including …

Written by John Vecchione on Friday August 27, 2010

Jim Huffman Fights for an Oregon Senate Upset

Jim Huffman spent four decades thinking about public policy and law as a professor. Now he's putting those ideas into action as he looks to unseat Oregon Senator Ron Wyden. With Oregonians suffering under the weight of a 10.4% unemployment rate, Senate candidate Jim Huffman is exactly the type …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday August 27, 2010

The NRSC’s Wasted Millions

The NRSC's decision to send help to Sen. Murkowski, while ignoring more conservative candidate Joe Miller, highlights the trouble with the organization. The conservative blogosphere is hot with the news that the NRSC is sending its general counsel to Alaska to advise sitting Sen. Lisa Murkowski in …

Written by Henry Clay on Thursday August 26, 2010

No Carbon Price, No Clean Energy

Obama and Biden can crow all they like about clean energy, but until a price is fixed to CO2 emissions, America's energy habits won't change. With a blizzard of numbers, Vice President Joe Biden and his boss put out a report Tuesday arguing that thanks to the stimulus bill, a clean energy …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Thursday August 26, 2010

Poland Makes Peace With Its Jews

The last time I saw Krakow was the summer of 1990. Back then, Poland’s history was filled with blank spots where its Jews had been. My latest column for The Week looks at Poland's recent efforts to commemorate its Jewish history. The last time I saw Krakow was the summer of 1990. …

Written by David Frum on Thursday August 26, 2010

Breaking the Link Between Poverty and Obesity

Poor Americans are trapped into spending their money on unhealthy, high-calorie, processed foods. But can anything be done to stop this problem? Like millions of aging suburban dads across this continent, summer for me means family time, road trips, and pit stops for food at places we wouldn’t …

Written by David Gratzer on Thursday August 26, 2010

Another Bad Primary Night for the GOP

Tuesday's primary results show that Republican voters are still more interested in “sending a message” than in less important matters like... winning elections. The only good thing I can say about yesterday’s primaries is “It could have been worse.” The biggest news is the self-destruction of …

Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Thursday August 26, 2010

Log Cabin Republicans Express Support for Mehlman

In a statement to Frum Forum , Clarke Cooper of the Log Cabin Republicans welcomed former RNC chair Ken Mehlman's announcement that he is gay. Clarke Cooper of the Log Cabin Republicans emailed Frum Forum a statement on Ken Mehlman, former chair of the Republican National Committee: Log …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday August 26, 2010

Murkowski On the Ropes

The absentee votes are still uncounted, but Tea Party favorite Joe Miller looks to be on track to unseat incumbent Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski. The winner of the GOP senate primary in Alaska will not be known until all the absentee votes are counted, but it looks as if Joe Miller is on track to …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Thursday August 26, 2010

The J.D. Hayworth Revolution Fizzles Out

Situated in the ballroom of a northern Scottsdale resort, J.D. Hayworth’s election party was not the passionate populist uprising the campaign may have wished for. The parking lot outside of the J.D. Hayworth Election Party last night projected confidence. The window of a red SUV blared “McCain = …

Written by Paul Craft on Wednesday August 25, 2010

Why Won't the Examiner Admit Its Mistake?

My criticism of a recent Washington Examiner headline calling Muslims bigots, led to an angry response from Mark Tapscott, the editorial page editor. My two recent posts about Islam vs. Radical Islam have precipitated much commentary, some of it laudatory and some of it denunciatory . …

Written by John Guardiano on Wednesday August 25, 2010

More Religious Grandstanding in NYC

One controversy is never enough. The Catholic League is now criticizing the Empire State Building for not lighting up on Mother Teresa's birthday. As it turns out, one religious controversy is never enough for New York City. For your edification, I give you Bill Donohue leading protests …

Written by Thomas J. Marier on Wednesday August 25, 2010

Florida GOP Feuds Could Derail Nov Hopes

Republicans in Florida are licking their wounds today after a vicious primary season. But can the party come together before the November midterms? Republicans in Florida are licking their wounds today as the dust settles after a vicious primary season. Their chances in November substantially …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday August 25, 2010

Crist's Fight Just Got Tougher

Early polls suggest that with Democrat Kendrick Meek in the Florida Senate race, Charlie Crist will have a tough time catching up to GOP-backed Marco Rubio. The most notable outcome from Tuesday night’s election is the continuing high level of enthusiasm among GOP voters turning out for primaries.…

Written by Brent R. Orrell on Wednesday August 25, 2010

Can Murkowski Hold Off a Tea Party Upset?

Recent polls suggest that Sarah Palin and Tea Party-backed candidate Joe Miller may be closing the gap with Sen. Murkowski in Alaska's GOP Senate primary. Some members of the political media in Washington D.C. have already declared Sarah Palin and the Tea Party the loser in Alaska’s GOP Senate …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday August 24, 2010

Christie's Not So Brave Mosque Stand

Last week, the ACLU lauded GOP New Jersey governor Chris Christie for defending the construction of the "ground zero" mosque. But was their praise warranted? About a week ago, I received a mass email from the ACLU whose subject line read, Governor Christie: A Voice of Reason on Religious …

Written by Rachel Ryan on Tuesday August 24, 2010

Turning a Blind Eye to Medicaid's Abuses

Democrats are drawing attention to many of the problems with private health insurance companies. But many of those issues plague Medicaid as well. Last week, House Democrats held a series of events for Consumer Protection Week, with a focus on health reform. Highlighting problems with health …

Written by David Gratzer on Tuesday August 24, 2010

The GOP Drops the Fight Against Gay Rights

The religious right may be having a conniption about gay marriage, but the GOP's leaders have already given up the fight to oppose gay rights. When Bill Clinton moved to open the military to gays in 1993, the GOP and conservative Democrats led the effort to oppose gay rights. In 1996, Hawaii …

Written by RD on Tuesday August 24, 2010

GOP Losing Vietnamese American Voters

Vietnamese Americans have historically backed GOP candidates and self-identified as Republicans more than other Asian American groups. But this support may not last. Vietnamese Americans have as a group historically voted in favor of Republican candidates and have self-identified as Republicans at …

Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Tuesday August 24, 2010

Overselling the Liberal Media

Washington Examiner 's Mark Tapscott responded to a recent post by F F 's John Guardiano by accusing him of selling out to the liberal media. Mark Tapscott replies at the Washington Examiner to John Guardiano's important warning against treating all Islam as the enemy of the United …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday August 24, 2010