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Tea Partiers Face Reality

In Alabama's 2nd congressional district, the Tea Party is mounting a challenge to incumbent Democratic representative Bobby Bright. But when their rallies and speeches are finished, can their passion translate into results? 'Tea Party' candidate Rick Barber and Martha Roby …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday March 5, 2010

Sign of the Times

In 1965, National Review identified conservative alternatives to the John Birch Society. If only they could do that today. NROriginals just put up their 1965 anti-JBS articles. One of the questions they answer is, well, if not the JBS, where can I go instead : Q. Where can a member of …

Written by Thomas J. Marier on Friday March 5, 2010

Romney: I Heart Tea Partiers

FF LiveBlog : As part of his book tour, Mitt Romney addressed the National Press Club today in Washington, D.C. During the Q&A, he argued that the tea partiers were a positive development for the GOP. Q: Is the tea party movement a positive force in the GOP? A: The Tea Party Movement is an …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday March 5, 2010

Daniels Shows Obama How It's Done

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’s recent statements that he was “open” to a 2012 run, should keep the Obama administration up at night. In office, Daniels has managed to do what Obama has not: create new jobs and extend health benefits for the poor all while trimming government and keeping taxes …

Written by Napoleon Linardatos on Friday March 5, 2010

Ledeen v. Leverett on Iran Policy

Wednesday's Atlantic Council debate between Michael Ledeen and Flynt Leverett over America's options for dealing with Iran can now be viewed in full here . Don't miss! On Wednesday, the Atlantic Council hosted a debate between Michael Ledeen, author of Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War …

Written by David Frum on Friday March 5, 2010

The Real RNC Powerpoint Story

Much of the reporting on yesterday’s RNC finance presentation leak focused on how the GOP is planning to exploit a fear of socialism to drive up donor dollars. But the real story missed is how successful the RNC's fundraising efforts have been under the chairmanship of Michael Steele. Much of the …

Written by Tim Mak on Thursday March 4, 2010

Keep Climate Deniers Out of Class

The move by climate change deniers to have their beliefs taught in schools will only push American students further behind the rest of the world in math and science knowledge. In 1987, the Supreme Court ruled that singling out evolution for criticism in public schools violates the doctrine of …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday March 4, 2010

Lowering Expectations for a Deal with Iran

Negotiations with Iran should not be dismissed out of hand. However, in the end, it is hard to see what the Iranians will accept in exchange for giving up their nuclear program or what the West can offer that Iran might actually want. There are powerful arguments in favor of a deal with Iran. …

Written by Jean Granville on Thursday March 4, 2010

Once You Go Statist, You Can't Go Back

As the protests in Greece show, even if the GOP regains control of Congress, once an entitlement has been enacted -- be it healthcare here or public service pensions there -- it can be impossible to take away. While many Americans were tuned in to the healthcare summit last week, I found myself …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Thursday March 4, 2010

Backing the GOP into a Paranoid Corner

While yesterday’s leaked RNC fundraising document shows that senior Republicans don't share the paranoid fantasies of the small-donor base, the GOP should still tread carefully when mobilizing anxieties and fears about the Obama administration. Money is the sinews of politics, and Republicans …

Written by David Frum on Thursday March 4, 2010

Giannoulias on the Defensive

In the Illinois Senate race, Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias launched an effort Wednesday to address questions about his work at his family's bank amidst reports of loans to corrupt officials and the mob. Alexi Giannoulias is officially on the defensive. On Wednesday, he launched a website …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday March 4, 2010

Obama Moves to Gut Our Nuke Arsenal

The Obama administration is about to unveil a new nuclear strategy which seriously reduces the role and importance of nuclear weapons, not because it will help keep the nation safer, but rather because the president and the far left pine for a world free of nuclear weapons. Ronald Reagan famously …

Written by John Guardiano on Thursday March 4, 2010

Our Values Paradox

Liberals and conservatives hold distinct values. But for both sides, habitual ideological stands are undermining cherished policy goals. "Keep your laws off my body." It's a slogan that works equally well for the pro-choice left and the anti-nanny-state right. How well does it work for …

Written by David Frum on Thursday March 4, 2010

More Proof of Obama's Poor Judgment

President Obama's one-time nominee as National Intelligence director has not only endorsed the "Israel apartheid" slur - but has taken to an explicitly Israel-eliminationist website to do so. I see that President Obama's one-time nominee as National Intelligence director has not only endorsed …

Written by David Frum on Thursday March 4, 2010

Specter's Resurgence

Republicans who hoped that Arlen Specter would go quietly were wrong. Specter has stormed past the man that pushed him out of the Republican party in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. Republicans who hoped that Arlen Specter would go quietly were wrong. Despite the fact that more than …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday March 3, 2010

Can We Cut a Deal with the Mullahs?

Earlier today, the Atlantic Council hosted a debate between Michael Ledeen, author of Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War Against the West and Flynt Leverett, Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation over the future direction of American relations with Iran. Earlier today, the …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 3, 2010

Pelosi's Stealth Move to Criminalize the CIA

Last week, congressional Democrats attempted to insert a provision, without debate, into the intelligence appropriations bill which would have allowed for the criminal prosecution of CIA officers. Frum Forum spoke with former CIA officials, all of whom warned against further attempts by the …

Written by Elise Cooper on Wednesday March 3, 2010

Spotlighting the Dems' Jobless Recovery

Democrats hoping for an economic bounce before the November midterms may not get one. On Friday, the White House is expected to receive a report announcing that the economy continued to shed jobs in February. A note to all Republican candidates: now would be a good time to be talking about jobs …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday March 3, 2010

Obama's Failed Syria Policy

Despite President Obama's outreach efforts, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has kept his pro-Iranian policy intact and managed to maneuver the Obama administration into placing more pressure on Israel. The man whom George W. Bush used to dismissingly call "The Eye Doctor" seems to be doing fine …

Written by Emmanuel Navon on Wednesday March 3, 2010

What Broke Congress? More Power for Special Interests

The reforms of the 1970s in themselves intensified the partisan divide, by allowing ideological and partisan activists to track the work of Congress more closely. Bruce Bartlett, Matt Yglesias, Kevin Drum, and Jonathan Bernstein offered different dissents from Erick Erickson 's to my column on …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 3, 2010