Count Rudy Out
Rudy Giuliani dropped a bombshell on the New York GOP by deciding not to run for either Governor or the U.S. Senate in 2010. Rudolph Giuliani is not going to run for Governor or for the U.S. Senate in 2010, dropping a bombshell on New York’s GOP. Giuliani, who will endorse Rick Lazio ’s bid for …Obamacare: More Regulation, Less Innovation
The health bill coming out of Congress will likely mandate that insurers spend a large percentage of total premiums paying medical claims. This sounds like a common sense measure but will only squelch innovation. When a healthcare bill lands on President Obama’s desk sometime after the New Year, …2010: Make or Break for Obama and Palin
Pressure is now on both Obama and Palin – for him to start implementing noble intentions, and for her to defuse the Republican establishment’s horror at her popularity. Time magazine may think U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is 2009’s “Person of the Year, ” but Time is wrong: 2009 …End Game
What's the future of healthcare after the Dems pass their bill? More regulation, more taxation, more redistribution - or so the liberals are promising themselves . What's the future of healthcare after the Dems pass their bill? More regulation, more taxation, more redistribution - or so the …Dems Haven't Given Up on Single-Payer
The Reid deal will only pave the way for what Howard Dean and the hard Left honestly and forthrightly say that they want: a “single-payer” healthcare system in which private sector insurers no longer exist and the government monopolizes the healthcare marketplace. John McCain joked last week …Laws and Sausages
Larry Sabato has a great line today about the byzantine process that gave us the Senate health reform bill. Larry Sabato has a great line today: Whether you like the outcome or not, the health care bill was an extreme example of legislative sausage-making. The process has created …Fighting the Left and Winning
The Right could learn from the example set by Charles Krauthammer, the single most trenchant and insightful critic of the Obama administration. Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer just marked his 25th year as a columnist. This is significant because 25 years is itself a long time, …You Read It First at FrumForum
As we first pointed out back in April: the Democrats' health reform efforts would not have been possible without a little conservative help. Paul Krugman, Dec. 20, 2009 Heroes of health reform I haven’t seen anyone point this out; but it occurs to me that we all owe thanks to the Club …Obamacare’s Lethal Flaw
The Senate's healthcare legislation offers plenty for any free marketer to dislike. But one feature that’s gotten little attention -- the introduction of centralized price control for health insurance policies -- may rank as the new bill’s very worst feature. The healthcare legislation almost …Why the GOP Lost the Healthcare Fight
Republicans and conservatives want two things in the healthcare debate: To keep costs down and keep healthcare providers free of government interference. But of course they can’t have both. Conservatives went into the healthcare fight with many tactical advantages. 1) We were the party of the …Health Reform After Action Report
Was there any time this year when the Republicans in Congress and conservatives in the country had anything like a strategy on healthcare? Either a credible plan as to how to beat it - or else a set of negotiating demands for amending it? Was there any time this year when the Republicans in …The Dems' Health Care Win
Ultimately, the Democrats who really do want to help people weren't going to miss a chance to get 30 million plus people health insurance for the rest of their lives. Here's some more details on the final bill —Sen. Ron Wyden's exchanges were expanded, and smart cost control measures introduced …Insurgents "Hacking" Our Drones? No Big Deal
Recent reports that insurgents in Iraq have been hacking video from our military drones are overblown. While the militants have shown some ingenuity, our video feeds aren't even encrypted. The headlines read : Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones $26 Software Is Used to Breach Key Weapons in …
Pakistan: Committing Genocide Against Fellow Muslims
In 1971, assisted by 13 battalions of mujahideen, Pakistan’s soldiers slaughtered three million people over 9 bloodcurdling months. This is the ninth installment in Kapil Komireddi’s series, Pakistan: Anatomy of a Failed State. Click here for the rest of the series. On the night …How the Military Deals with Snakes
There's more than one way to handle a snake in the middle of a mission. Differential Theory of U.S. Armed Forces (Snake Model) Upon Encountering a Snake in the Area of Operations (AO): 1. "Straight-Leg" : Sees snake, runs screaming from the area. 2. Airborne …