Getting to Know Tom Campbell
Before Tom Campbell became an internet celebrity demonic sheep , he completed an amazing academic career and spent a decade in the House. Before Tom Campbell became an internet celebrity demonic sheep , he was a newly elected member of Congress from Palo Alto. Shortly after he won his seat in …Venezuela’s Stopped Clocks
The campus of the Central University of Venezuela is a UNESCO landmark, a perfect example of the tropical modernism of the 1960s. I visited just a few days ago to talk to students and faculty and noticed something strange: Every clock in the building had stopped dead. Marketplace today broadcast …Keeping Terror Trials at Gitmo
Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) just introduced a bill that would require that detainees held at Guantanamo Bay be tried in military commissions using the courtroom facility built at Guantanamo. Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) just introduced a bill that would require that detainees held at Guantanamo Bay be tried …Kirk's Keys to Victory
Rep. Mark Kirk won the Illinois GOP Senate primary easily. Four key numbers though will dictate the success of his general election campaign against Democratic state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. Watching the Illinois primaries last night, it struck me that there are four numbers that will …Kirk Wins in Illinois
In the Illinois GOP Senate primary, Rep. Mark Kirk secured a commanding victory. Kirk will now face off against Democratic state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias for President Obama's old Senate seat. Its a blowout in Illinois for Congressman Mark Kirk. With 92% of precincts reporting, Kirk is …Hawaii's GOP Resurgence
Hawaii has become a state where Republicans understand the benefits of a big-tent philosophy and a diverse party. Hawaii is a FrumForum Republican’s kind of state. And not just because of the pristine beaches, the tropical weather and the hula girls. Rather, Hawaii is a state where Republicans …
What's Driving Pawlenty's Fundraising Surge?
Tim Pawlenty is making some serious moves in the fundraising arena, leading many political watchers to ask if his budget amendment crusade is finally reaping dividends. Is Tim Pawlenty’s budget amendment crusade reaping dividends? Pawlenty has recently made a slew of appearances on Fox News, …GOP More Out of Touch Than Ever
A new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll found that 53% of Republicans surveyed believe that Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama. A new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll of Republicans found that that 63% believe that President Obama is a socialist, compared to 21% who say …Health Insurance Market Not Ready for Vouchers
Rep. Paul Ryan has shown true grit in crafting a budget that is actually balanced, but implementing a healthcare voucher program without first fixing the broken, dysfunctional health insurance market would be a mistake. If Obama’s efforts to create a viable regulatory framework in which individua…Second Obama Budget: More Radical Than First
President Obama's second budget puts the U.S. on a path to even higher taxing and spending than his first - a path that will continue long after this recession ends. Read Keith Hennessy . President Obama's second budget puts the U.S. on a path to even higher taxing and spending than his first - a …Revenue Grab, Not Energy Policy
The new Obama budget's taxes on oil will do nothing to decrease domestic consumption. There's a case for taxing oil consumption. If oil costs consumers more, consumers would presumably use less. Given that the United States imports more than half its oil - and will continue to import the …Cal Gov Race: Poizner Calls in the Cops
Today Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, a candidate in the GOP gubernatorial primary in California, accused Meg Whitman’s campaign of making “crystal clear... threats” to get him to drop out of the race. Poizner also added that he had referred these “threats” to the FBI. Today Insurance …Time for Obama to Rethink Terror Trials
My latest column for CNN.com discusses the Obama administration's insistence on trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the Detroit underwear bomber in civilian courts. My latest column for CNN.com discusses the Obama administration's confused counter-terrorism policies. By failing to interrogate …Stop Smearing the Tea Partiers
The popular conservative movement we are currently witnessing via the tea parties, the Sarah Palin booksigning rallies, the election results in Massachusetts, the overwhelming popularity of conservative talk show hosts etc - is not angry. The popular conservative movement we are currently …Spanish Hooverism
While the U.S. debates Obama's spending slushie, Spain readies truly draconian spending cuts plus tax increases, intended to cut its budget deficit from over 11% of GDP to 3% by 2014. While the U.S. debates Obama's spending slushie, Spain readies truly draconian spending cuts plus tax …Miracle in Jerusalem
It was only my first day in Jerusalem, but I witnessed a miracle. As the sun set over the golden Dome of the Rock, I watched an Arab Sheik and an Israeli Rabbi pray together. Sorry, make that two Rabbis. Jerusalem -- It was only my first day in Jerusalem, but I witnessed a miracle. As the sun …