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NJ Voters Back Christie's Budget Slash

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is emphatically swinging his budget axe, and in so doing providing perhaps the earliest window into voters’ newfound respect for fiscal austerity. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is emphatically swinging his budget axe, in so doing providing perhaps the …

Written by Corey Chambliss on Thursday May 13, 2010

America's Unfolding Greek Tragedy

Similar to Western Europe, the U.S. has been slowly but steadily expanding entitlements and the regulatory state, setting the nation up for a future of slow growth, high taxes and loads of debt. I should point out first the agreements between Eli Lehrer and me in this debate. Obviously there are …

Written by Napoleon Linardatos on Thursday May 13, 2010

Tories Break Down Another Barrier

In the United Kingdom, a Muslim woman now chairs the Conservative Party. But why should we be surprised? In the United Kingdom, a Muslim woman now chairs the Conservative Party: But why should we be surprised? After all, it is the party of Edmund Burke (half-Irish Catholic, known then as a …

Written by John S. Gardner on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Conservatives Wait and See on Cameron

The American blogosphere is currently holding its breath while it waits to see if David Cameron can hold his new coalition government together. The American blogosphere is currently holding its breath while it waits to see how David Cameron’s coalition cabinet handles itself. There hasn't been …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday May 12, 2010

GOP Base Shows Support For Climate Bill

Conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck argue that capping carbon pollution would push America down the road to socialism. Recent polls suggest that most conservative voters don't agree. So, the long awaited bill reduce America’s consumption of carbon has arrived, and the conventional …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Cameron and Clegg's Biggest Challenge

There's much talk of the "instability" in the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. But early signs suggest that the two parties share a similar sense of urgency about Britain's horrific budget deficit. Three messages - and one query - in today's Conservative-Liberal deal in the …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Cap-and-Trade's Winners and Losers

Leaked details of the soon to be unveiled Kerry-Lieberman cap-and-trade bill reveal which states and industries will benefit most from the Senate's climate change legislation. Just before Senators Kerry and Lieberman unveil their cap-and-trade bill today/tomorrow, one Republican staffer …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Poizner Uses Immigration to Close in on Whitman

The race to become the GOP nominee for governor is tightening up substantially in California, in large part due to immigration issues. Meg Whitman, who as recently as March led Steve Poizner by fifty points, now finds her lead down to just two points. The race to become the Republican Party’s …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday May 12, 2010

The GOP's Growing Hispanic Rift

By failing to embrace immigrants, Republicans are making themselves largely irrelevant to the growing number of Latino voters. I am a Mexican American and a Republican. I remember distinctly when I first picked sides: election night, 1988. I was four. My family had just arrived in the United …

Written by Robert Gonzalez on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Obama's Stealth SCOTUS Pick

The fact that we have absolutely no ideas about Elena Kagan’s style of judging and her interpretative philosophy may be the strongest reason to oppose her nomination. Elena Kagan’s confirmation may be inevitable, but her style of judging and her interpretative philosophy are unknown. Nevertheless…

Written by J.D. Hamel on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Chuck Devore's Red Nightmare

During the California GOP senatorial debate, Chuck Devore took a hawkish position on China which he classified as an imminent threat to the United States. Later, a Devore campaign spokesman ripped the Chinese government as "fascistic". During the GOP senatorial debate in California that aired …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Why the Greek Crisis is Not America's Future

If there’s a major debt-driven crisis in the U.S. within the next decade it’s going to look very different than the one now unfolding in Greece. In a recent FrumForum piece , Napoleon Linardatos argued that the crisis in Greece could happen in the United States as well. I’ll give him this: the …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Marshall's Unfair Attack on the Founders

Monday, the RNC criticized Elena Kagan for approvingly citing Thurgood Marshall's negative comments on the constitution. Lost in the media furor and condemnation of the RNC though is the fact that Marshall’s critique was also unfair. Democrats are attempting to make hay of the RNC's criticism …

Written by Henry Clay on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Times Square: Good Luck or Good Policy?

Conservatives are criticizing the Obama Administration for being "lucky" that the Times Square Bomber was a dud. In reality, luck is an essential part of war. Although there is marked disagreement on how to deal with terrorist suspects in custody (cue split screen of Eric Holder/Rudy Giuliani) a …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Is Obama Leading, or Ducking Blame?

My latest column for CNN.com examines President Obama's leadership style and how it has helped him avoid blame for the biggest environmental disaster in recent American history. My latest column for CNN.com examines President Obama's leadership style and how it has helped him avoid blame for the …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Maine's Tea Party Coup

This weekend, tea party supporters attending the Maine Republican party convention voted “overwhelmingly” to rewrite much of the party platform to reflect their less than mainstream views. The inmates (the tea partiers) are now officially running the asylum (the Maine GOP). Maine Politics …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday May 11, 2010

GOP Should Vote "No" on Kagan

Solicitor General Elena Kagan's decision to exclude military recruiters from campus when dean of Harvard Law School is reason enough for Republicans to vote against her nomination. Justice John Paul Stevens is the last World War II veteran on the Supreme Court. President Obama wants his replaceme…

Written by John Vecchione on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Israel's Booming Economy

On 10 May, Israel was formally admitted as a member to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), despite a concerted effort by the Palestinian lobby to block its accession. On 10 May, Israel was formally admitted as a member to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Monday May 10, 2010

Remembering the Upper West Side

In the most recent Commentary , John Podhoretz has crafted a beautiful piece of writing on the Upper West Side, then and now. Here's a beautiful piece of writing that is also a vivid and true piece of history: John Podhoretz on the Upper West Side, then and now. Everybody got mugged. …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 10, 2010

The GOP Case for “Cash for Caulkers”

Some Republicans in Congress are finally getting the message that the environment matters. They are supporting the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, or “Cash for Caulkers”. Many at Frum Forum have been arguing that Republicans should take the lead on environmental issues, and some Republicans in …

Written by Oliver R. Garland on Monday May 10, 2010