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How The Dems Use Rush

Listen to this new labor radio ad, here , which uses Rush's voice to attack Republican members of Congress.

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Written by David Frum on Saturday March 7, 2009

Kids These Days

Much has been made of the overwhelming support Barack Obama received from our wayward youth. One of the key insights of Frum Forum is that demographically the GOP’s go-to guys are far older and less numerous than previously. Nonetheless, there is hope that the future is not especially bleak …

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Written by John Vecchione on Saturday March 7, 2009

Seizing The Environmental High Ground

The Republican Party has a lengthy record of environmental accomplishments, which stretch back to Abraham Lincoln’s protection of Yosemite Valley in 1864 and include Theodore Roosevelt’s forest and wildlife conservation, Richard Nixon’s creation of the EPA, and Ronald …

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Written by David Jenkins on Wednesday March 4, 2009

The Cringe Of Recognition

My friends and former NRO colleagues Rich Lowry, Kathryn Lopez, and Andy McCarthy have some scolding words for my comments below about Rush Limbaugh’s speech at CPAC. McCarthy : What takes my breath away, though, is David Frum's span> rant

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 3, 2009

For The Record

I spoke to Jim Geraghty on the Hugh Hewitt show tonight. At the beginning of one segment, Jim mentioned receiving a lot of email claiming that I had voted for Barack Obama in 2008. I don't know how interested anybody is in my personal voting history, but for what it is worth, here it is: I …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 3, 2009

My Idea Of Social Justice

I have seen the insanity of an inner city school where kids poop and pee in the stairwells because bathroom doors are locked out of fear that fires will be set or sex rings will run rampant. I have had my laptop stolen off my desk and been told by other teachers which gang leaders to see to try and …

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Written by Thomas Gibbon on Tuesday March 3, 2009

Words Worth Remembering

From the New York Times Magazine profile of Rush Limbaugh , July 6, 2008 . "Do you know what bought me all this?" he asked, waving his hand in the general direction of his prosperity. "Not my political ideas. Conservatism didn’t buy this house. First and foremost I’m a …

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Written by FF Washington Insider on Tuesday March 3, 2009

Give The Parks To The Greens

At first glance, there seems little reason for our side to find opportunity in California's fiscal disaster. The state's finances are in even relatively worse shape than that of the federal government and a Republican governor bears more than a little responsibility for the mess. Californians …

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Written by Stanley Jevons on Tuesday March 3, 2009

One Thing We Can Agree On

Any effort to remake the GOP, whether making it more tech savvy, youthful, or even hip hop, may be mooted by events. One of the keenest conservative aphorisms is “if it is not necessary to change it is necessary not to change.” The Democrats may make it unnecessary to change. …

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Written by John Vecchione on Tuesday March 3, 2009

Nm News

NewMajority welcomed 27, 925 unique visitors yesterday - bringing us to a grand total of 230, 000 unique visitors since launch on January 20. Thanks to all the contributors and readers who have brought us this early grand success.

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 3, 2009

Q&a

So what should Republicans say instead if asked, "Do you want President Obama to succeed?" It's not complicated! You address the plan, not the man. "All Americans want to see an early end to this recession. But I fear that the plan the president has offered is bound to fail. It's too wasteful and …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 3, 2009

Steele: Right The First Time

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele had it right the first time. Appearing on the DL Hughley show on CNN, Steele quipped that Rush Limbaugh was not the leader of the Republican party – Steele was. Then Steele used the words “ugly” and “incendiary…

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Written by David Frum on Monday March 2, 2009

Not Conservative Enough? An Inquiry

One of the principal objections among CPAC attendees is that the Republicans lost because they weren’t “conservative enough.” If Republicans had been more solidly conservative or espoused more conservative views, the argument runs, they would have done better last fall. At the risk of seriously …

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Written by John S. Gardner on Monday March 2, 2009

Goldwater And Modern Conservatism

David’s critique of Barry Goldwater’s legacy is important and powerful. It is one that all conservatives who love their movement and believe that the Republican Party is its natural home ought to read and re-read in the days ahead. It reminds us that adhering to principle without …

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Written by Henry Olsen on Monday March 2, 2009

Bleeding Kansas

In Kansas, economic problems are often viewed as the consequences of moral lapses. Former Sen. Sam Brownback , whom Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-4) and Rep. Jerry Moran (R-1) are now running to replace, is known to believe that “the cause of poverty is spiritual rather than ‘mechanistic…

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Written by Tim Mak on Monday March 2, 2009

Limbaugh At Cpac

President Obama and Rush Limbaugh do not agree on much, but they share at least one thing: Both wish to see Rush anointed as the leader of the Republican party. Here’s Rahm Emanuel on Face the Nation yesterday : “the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican …

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Written by David Frum on Monday March 2, 2009

Buckley In Retrospect

The American Enterprise Institute will be hosting, on March 3, a panel to discuss the life and achievements of William Buckley. The discussants will be Charles Kesler of the Claremont Review of Books , Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review , and AEI's own Christopher DeMuth. The panel will be …

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Written by David Frum on Sunday March 1, 2009

Does This Letter Make Us Look Crazy?

The latest fundraising letter from the Republican Party of Virginia. Does it ever occur to these people that donors are reluctant to send money to people who sound ... crazy? Friends: To help elect Barack Obama, the media went after Sarah Palin with a vengeance. Before she gave even ONE …

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Written by FF Washington Insider on Sunday March 1, 2009