Obama: I Don't Feel Your Pain
The American people have spoken--some might say screamed--"We want jobs." But at yesterday's summit, Obama made it clear that health reform (no matter how unpopular) is still priority number one. Most people not unlucky enough to be film or TV critics believe that the main "product" of studios …Caught on Tape: GOP Wins Summit Showdown
For months, Republicans ripped Democrats for the closed-door nature of their healthcare reform negotiations. Yesterday, Democrats threw the doors open for 6 hours. They would have been better off keeping them closed. As others have already noted, yesterday was a good one for Republicans. They …Is Jim Moran on the Hot Seat?
Frum Forum spoke to Patrick Murray, a GOP candidate hoping to unseat Virginia's Rep. Jim Moran. Murray, a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Army, stressed his national security credentials, calling the decision to Mirandize the Christmas bomber a “colossal mistake”. Frum Forum recently spoke to …McCain's Risky Anti-Birther Gambit
Senator McCain's new ad attacking challenger JD Hayworth for his associations with the birther movement could further alienate McCain from the state GOP. Just this week, 40 Republican Arizona state legislators voted for a bill requiring presidential candidates to produce a birth certificate. …Kirk's Secret Weapon: Blago
A new poll shows Mark Kirk trailing his Democratic opponent by seven points in the Illinois Senate race. Kirk though just needs to stay steady in the polls until former Governor Rod Blagojevich's embarrassing trial begins this summer. Mark Kirk trails opponent Alexi Giannoulias by a margin of …Congress Handcuffs the CIA
Congressman McDermott has included a provision into the intelligence appropriation bill which would criminalize many interrogation practices. Frum Forum was informed that late last night Congressman McDermott included a provision into the intelligence appropriation bill which targets CIA …Andrew Young Bares All
Andrew Young has produced one of the most interesting campaign books of all time and almost entirely because of his faults. But as I viewed Young's interview on Oprah , I did think of Thomas Macaulay's famous words about James Boswell, the biographer of Samuel Johnson. If he had not been a …Fiorina: I Can Save Taxpayers a Half Trillion Dollars
In a recent interview, California GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina pushed her fiscal conservative credentials and claimed that she could help cut up to $500 billion in wasteful federal spending. “After going through chemotherapy and losing my hair, ” Carly Fiorina is telling an eager San Diego …Forget Hockey - Who Gets Better Healthcare?
The premier of Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador province raised heckles in his home country when he recently decided to leave Canada and travel to Florida for a complex heart operation. Danny Williams, the premier of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador raised heckles …Improving Steele's Youth Outreach
When RNC Chairman Michael Steele spoke at the Harvard Kennedy School recently he failed to offer any reasons why young voters who lean Democratic should support the GOP. Three weeks ago today, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele addressed a packed house at the John F. Kennedy …Frum Liveblogs the Health Summit
UPDATED: This summit is turning into Baltimore in reverse: the Republicans are winning by giving the lie to accusations that they are angry ideologues. Cantor deftly identifies the core Republican message: The federal government will henceforward define what is essential and what is not. This …