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Trump Defends Donations to Dems

The Hill reports : On Fox last night, Donald Trump defended his history of substantial donations to prominent Democrats. I've lived in New York. This building, this great tower, and many other great towers are here in New York. Everyone's Democratic. So what am I going to do -- …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

Insurers Worried About Ryan Medicare Plan

Benjy Sarlin writes at TalkingPointsMemo: At first glance, Paul Ryan's plan to send millions of seniors into the free market with dwindling vouchers in hand might seem a boon to the private insurance industry. But would companies even want to participate? Unlike the Affordable Care Act, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

Obama to GOP: 'You Think We're Stupid?'

CBS News reports : In what he thought was a private chat with campaign donors Thursday evening, President Obama offered the most revealing behind-the-scenes account to date of his budget negotiations with GOP leaders last week. CBS Radio News White House correspondent Mark Knoller …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

GOP Freshmen Revolt Picks Up Steam

Over the course of the budget battles of the last few months, a growing group of freshmen have begun to lead a revolt against Republican leadership. Over the course of the budget battles of the last few months, a growing group of freshmen have begun to lead a revolt against Republican leadership…

Written by Tim Mak on Friday April 15, 2011

Nuke Plant to Pay Evacuees

Yahoo! News reports : TOKYO – The crisis at Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant forced Kazuko Suzuki to flee her home without packing, ended her job at a welfare office and cost her 18-year-old son an offer for work of his own. The plant operator's announcement Friday that it would pay …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

FrumForum Launches FroshBlog

On the the 100th day since the new Congress took office, we at F F are rolling out a new feature: FroshBlog , a regular writeup of the doings of the 87 newly elected House Republicans. Today marks the 100th day since the new Congress took the oath of office. On this occasion, we at Frum …

Written by David Frum on Friday April 15, 2011

Obama: Most Voters Know I Was Born in Hawaii

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports : I thought the president would take a pass when I asked him about Donald Trump’s rise to the top of the Republican field in my exclusive interview today. Far from it. He grabbed at the chance with a big smile – saying he thinks the whole issue …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

Palin to Attend WI Tax Day Rally

The Hill reports : Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will attend a Tea Party Tax Day rally in Wisconsin this Saturday, according to an adviser. The potential presidential candidate is expected to be at the event sponsored by Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin, a Tea Party organizer. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

WH Pushes Gang of Six on Deficit Deal

The Hill reports : Senate Democrats and the White House are pressuring Republican members of the Gang of Six to reach an agreement on a deficit-reduction package so it can be used as a credible alternative to the budget unveiled last week by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

Labor Leaders Rip Obama, Reid

Politico reports : Top labor leaders excoriated President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a closed session of the AFL-CIO’s executive board meeting in Washington Wednesday, three labor sources said. Furious union presidents complained about budget cuts, a new …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

Budget Bill Heads to Obama

Politico reports : The landmark spending bill approved by Congress on Thursday is a first step toward reversing years of steady growth in domestic appropriations and sets the stage for still more difficult budget fights this spring that will sorely test the same bipartisan coalition. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

Georgia Passes Tough AZ-Style Immigration Law

The Los Angeles Times reports : Following Arizona's lead, the Georgia Legislature on Thursday passed a strict measure that would empower police to check the immigration status of "criminal" suspects and force many businesses to do the same with potential employees. The bill passed in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 15, 2011

Obama's Right: Some Tax Breaks Have to Go

Republicans are wrong to consider any elimination of a tax expenditure as a tax hike. Many revenue expenditures should be treated as spending programs to be cut. President Barack Obama’s speech on deficit reduction left a lot to be desired: his agenda offers too many goodies for his party’s base, …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Friday April 15, 2011

GOP Freshmen Reflect on a Rough 100 Days

Today, freshmen congressmen mark their first one hundred days in office. F F surveyed the newly elected Republicans on the first days on Capitol Hill. Today, freshmen Congressmen mark their first one hundred days in office. So what have they learned over their first hundred days? Frum …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday April 15, 2011

FroshUpdate - April 15, 2011

It’s been 100 days since Congress has been sworn in, and FrumForum is on the case – with the launch of our new Freshmen Blog, a blog dedicated exclusively to covering the freshman Congressmen of the 112 th Congress. This is FroshUpdate for Friday, April 15, 2011: Freshmen Blog …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday April 15, 2011

Why Boehner Got Real Cuts

Quin Hillyer writes : Jim Antle's post below says that most of the cuts in the Continuing Resolution are mere "smoke and mirrors." It's time for me to step up to the plate and explain some budgetary facts of life. I speak from fairly deep knowledge of this stuff. I was press secretary on the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 14, 2011

Syria to Release Political Prisoners

Al Jazeera reports : Bashar Assad, Syria's president, has formed a new cabinet two weeks after sacking the country's government amid unprecendented protests against his rule. Assad also ordered the release of hundreds of protesters detained over the past couple of weeks but said …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 14, 2011

Obama's Do Nothing Deficit Plan

Obama's deficit plan is atrocious. In short, he doesn’t want to cut entitlements (so there’s no long-term solution) but he does want to raise your taxes. The deficit plan presented by Obama is atrocious. In short, he doesn’t want to cut entitlements (so there’s no real long-term solution) and he …

Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Thursday April 14, 2011

Third of GOP Freshmen Rebel on Budget Vote

This afternoon, 27 Republican freshmen bucked the leadership's wishes and voted against the continuing resolution to keep government funded. This afternoon, 27 Republican freshmen bucked the leadership's wishes and voted against the continuing resolution that would fund the government through the …

Written by Tim Mak on Thursday April 14, 2011

New Tax Revenues: The Fiscal Crisis Fix?

Conservatives looking for an alternative to the Ryan plan will need to pay more attention to tax revenues if they hope to craft a serious response to the fiscal crisis. This is part six. Click here to read the entire series. The fourth element of a conservative response to the …

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 14, 2011