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At Least He Didn't Bow

President Obama and Hugo Chavez - really what more is there to say? Originally posted at STORMBRINGER .

Written by Sean Linnane on Saturday April 18, 2009

Endgame In Ny-20

What a difference two weeks make. As the special congressional election in NY-20 enters its twilight, things may no longer go as once heavily hoped or expected by the GOP. On the evening of March 31, 2009 in upstate New York, after the polls had closed and the ballots had been counted, …

Written by Tom Qualtere on Friday April 17, 2009

Is Canada Cooling Towards Its Commitment In Afghanistan?

Although there are two years to go before Canadian combat troops are scheduled to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, there are signs the government is cooling on its commitment to expand funding and improve the military. In the National Post , military historian Jack Granatstein noted that …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday April 17, 2009

A Pro-family, Pro-gay Gop

Earlier this week, I wrote that the GOP needs to move beyond gay marriage. Instead, it should focus its energies on developing conservative policies that will appeal to homosexual citizens. Such efforts are not just critical if Republicans hope to compete for gay voters. They are …

Written by Henry Clay on Thursday April 16, 2009

Rv Without Green Guilt

The Chicago Sun-Times printed an interesting story on April 16 about a man who decided to travel across the country in an environmentally friendly RV. This story symbolizes how the Republicans can re-brand themselves as a party friendly to the environment. First, it is striking that the story …

Written by Jeffrey Singer on Thursday April 16, 2009

Spain Comes To Its Senses ...

Spain's attorney general has nixed the proposal to take legal action against former Bush defense officials. "If there is a reason to file a complaint against these people, it should be done before local courts with jurisdiction, in other words in the United States," he said in a breakfast …

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 16, 2009

Limbaugh's Strange Compassion For Somali Pirates

I missed this when Rush said it two days ago ... but it's become no less jaw-dropping in the interim. RUSH: You know what we have learned about the Somali pirates, the merchant marine organizers that were wiped out at the order of Barack Obama, you know what we learned about them? They were …

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 16, 2009

War Without A Name

Our war on terror begins with al Qaida, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated. - President George W. Bush, address to a join session of Congress, September 20, 2001 And that's why I think it's so …

Written by Zac Morgan on Thursday April 16, 2009

Why Aren't We Ashamed Of Our Bad Schools?

I was put back into reality this morning after a lovely week off for spring break. I asked a girl to put away her French fries as she walked into class five minutes late and she went berserk – telling me to F off and F myself and to give her her F’ing work so she could take it home and …

Written by Thomas Gibbon on Thursday April 16, 2009

Readers On Tax 3

A reader in New York state writes: 1) I have my taxes done by a preparer, and the experience feels like nothing so much as going to a casino. You sit down at a table, pass cards (W-2s) back and forth, and then the dealer (the preparer) tells you whether you’ve won (refund) or lost …

Written by Frum Forum Reports on Thursday April 16, 2009

Readers On Tax 2

Reader Kevin Lawrence, www.raggedclown.com , writes: The thing that annoys me most every year, is the idea that I might get in trouble because I don't understand the tax code.

Written by Frum Forum Reports on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Does Capitalism Cure Cancer?

Yet over all, it is preposterous to argue that we have the best medical care in the world. Partly because so many Americans fall through the cracks and don’t have insurance, life expectancy is higher in most of Europe than in the United States . Even the people of Cyprus live …

Written by David Gratzer on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Does Anybody Beside Me...

...see the irony of Ted Kennedy giving the Obamas a Water Retriever as a family pet? Originally posted at STORMBRINGER .

Written by Sean Linnane on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Now That Tax Time's Over . . .

We're interested in hearing from you. What particularly annoyed you about preparing this year's return? Did you have particularly good or bad experiences with any particular aspect of preparing your returns? Do you have any suggestions for quick fixes, either on the forms or in the underlying …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday April 14, 2009

What Americans Think About Taxes

From Karlyn Bowman's latest AEI roundup of polling on taxes, in advance of April 15: The pollsters tell us that a very small proportion of us (2-3 percent) say we “love” preparing [our tax returns], while around 30 percent hate doing so. Americans seem resigned to what they pay …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday April 14, 2009

Time to Proceed to Phase II

Hostages rescued, now let's blow the pirate palaces to smithereens. Originally posted at STORMBRINGER .

Written by Sean Linnane on Sunday April 12, 2009

Get Me Rewrite

Yesterday's headline: " Standoff with Pirates Shows U.S. Power Has Limits ." Today's headline: "U.S. Military Power Useful After All"

Written by David Frum on Sunday April 12, 2009

Election Purgatory In Ny-20

Get comfortable. The final results of the special congressional race in upstate New York between Jim Tedisco (R) and Scott Murphy (D) aren’t going to be known for several weeks, possibly longer. As the absentee ballots continue to be received, opened, counted, challenged, etc., Leigh …

Written by Tom Qualtere on Friday April 10, 2009

Health Care: 2009 Is Not 1994

Is 2009 the year of health-care reform? In Monday’s Washington Post , E. J. Dionne declares it “ health care’s year .” Mr. Dionne’s reasoning seems heavy on partisanship – he closes: “ The president has invested too much in health-care reform to …

Written by David Gratzer on Thursday April 9, 2009

Conservatives And The Catholic Voter

Next month President Obama will give the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame . He was no doubt happy to receive the invitation. For political parties with national aspirations, the Catholic vote remains in high demand. In 2000 and 2004 President George Bush courted …

Written by Henry Clay on Wednesday April 8, 2009