The CPAC Diaries
Click here for Frum Forum 's gossip and news from CPAC 2010. Follow Frum Forum 's coverage of CPAC via twitter @DavidFrum, @FrumForum, @timkmak and @noahkgreen. Click here for liveblogging of CPAC 2010 convention speeches and panels. Disprove Friedman's 'No Such Thing as a …
CPAC Straw Poll Results
In this year's CPAC straw poll, Ron Paul was the favorite 2012 Presidential candidate, with Mitt Romney falling in second. CPAC survey size: 2, 395 people surveyed. Largest number of participants in CPAC history. Students represent 48%. What Kind of Conservative Are You: 80% fiscal; 9% …Karzai Takes Aim at NATO
Karzai's stirring up of sentiment over civilian deaths for purely political purposes makes it more difficult for NATO to complete one of the central goals of the offensive: winning the support of the Afghan public. This morning, Afghan President Hamid Karzai took a shot at NATO efforts to prevent …Gingrich: "Defeat the Secular Left"
In his speech at CPAC today, Newt Gingrich's attempts to reach out to principled moderates may have been overshadowed by his aggressive conservative rhetoric. Follow Frum Forum 's coverage of CPAC via twitter @DavidFrum, @FrumForum, @timkmak and @noahkgreen. Click here for liveblogging …Coulter at CPAC: "Olbermann is a Girl"
Before a packed crowd at CPAC, Ann Coulter didn't deliver a speech so much as a stand-up routine with many crass one-liners. Follow Frum Forum ’s coverage of CPAC via twitter @DavidFrum, @FrumForum, @timkmak and @noahkgreen. Click here for liveblogging of CPAC 2010 convention speeches …Bolton: Senate Should Kill Arms Reduction Treaty
UPDATED: In his address to CPAC today, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton predicted that President Obama would soon announce a strategic arms reduction deal with Russia and urged the Senate to reject the treaty. Follow Frum Forum 's coverage of CPAC via twitter @DavidFrum…Remembering Arnold Beichman
Let me add a story to the reminiscences of the great Arnold Beichman. I last saw Arnold in October 2008 at the beautiful home he shared with his wife Carol in Naramata, British Columbia. Let me add a story to the reminiscences of the great Arnold Beichman. I last saw Arnold in October 2008 at the …Tiger's Mea Culpa
The big question after Tiger Woods’ much-anticipated (and ballyhooed) apology to the world for his behavior is whether it’s real or more spin. The big question after Tiger Woods’ much-anticipated (and ballyhooed) apology to the world for his behavior, is whether it’s real, or more spin. Maybe …Liberals Forget Their Own Talking Points
Sam Stein at Huffington Post wrote a dispatch from CPAC rejecting Republican criticisms of Obama's increased emphasis on killing enemy combatants. But it wasn't that long ago that liberals were arguing that it was better to capture our enemies than kill them. Sam Stein on Huffington Post …Is Jindal Looking to 2012?
Not that we would ever speculate, but Bobby Jindal seems to be taking a page out of President Barack Obama's campaign playbook. Not that we would ever speculate, but Bobby Jindal seems to be taking a page out of President Barack Obama's campaign playbook. Jindal's new book, titled, On Solid …Ron Paul at CPAC: "The Revolution is Alive and Well"
UPDATED: In his address at CPAC 2010, Rep. Ron Paul argued that the financial crisis of 2008-2009 vindicated his ideas. Follow Frum Forum 's coverage of CPAC via twitter @DavidFrum, @FrumForum, @timkmak and @noahkgreen. Click here for liveblogging of CPAC 2010 convention speeches and …
Tiger to Brit Hume: I’ll Stick with Buddhism, Thanks
In his apology today, Tiger Woods, never one to really talk about his faith or any other aspect of his private life, addressed his Buddhist upbringing. After 3 months of silence, the world focused in to watch Tiger Woods give a brief statement. The statement was, in many ways, vintage Tiger, with …Liveblogging Michele Bachmann at CPAC
UPDATED: In her speech to CPAC, Rep. Michele Bachmann discussed the nation's deficit and accused President Obama of dabbling in "fantasy economics." Follow Frum Forum ’s coverage of CPAC via twitter @DavidFrum, @FrumForum, @timkmak and @noahkgreen. Click here for Frum Forum ’s CPAC …