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Hoyer Backs GOP: No State Bailouts

Hoyer Backs GOP: No State Bailouts The Hill reports: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday echoed a warning from Republican leaders, agreeing that states shouldn't expect a bailout from Washington to help them deal with their budget woes. "We did that in the last …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 26, 2011

Scarborough: SOTU 'Boring All Around'

Scarborough: SOTU 'Boring All Around' Huffington Post reports: MSNBC's Joe Scarborough had some harsh words for President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Speaking on the special NBC News presentation of the address, Scarborough said that the speech was like …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 26, 2011

CNN Defends Airing Bachmann Response

CNN Defends Airing Bachmann Politico reports: Rep. Michele Bachmann may fall into that media-savvy cadre of politicians who, as the saying goes, has never met a camera she didn’t like, but Tuesday night many Americans got the impression she was talking into the wrong camera. …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 26, 2011

Obama: Pass DREAM Act

Obama Calls for DREAM Act Passage The Hill reports: President Obama on Tuesday used the bully pulpit of the State of the Union address to urge Congress to approve contentious legislation it shot down just a month ago: the DREAM Act. That proposal — which would provide illegal …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 26, 2011

Douthat on SOTU: Entitlement Reform Gets Delayed

Douthat on SOTU: Entitlement Reform Gets Delayed Ross Douthat writes: If you were a visitor from Mars, watching tonight’s State of the Union address and Paul Ryan’s Republican response , you would have no reason to think that the looming insolvency of our entitlement system …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 26, 2011

Priebus Fires RNC Political Staffers

Priebus Fires RNC Political Staffers Politico reports: Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus fired a handful of political staffers Tuesday, making good on a promise he made to clean house at the operation following the tumultuous tenure of Michael Steele. A …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday January 26, 2011

What Obama Didn't Say

If the purpose of a State of the Union is to declare an agenda for governing, Obama failed. If the purpose of a State of the Union is to set a grand thematic narrative for the next year: Obama succeeded. The theme is, activist government, but less of it. But if the purpose of a State of the …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 26, 2011

Giffords' Husband Watches SOTU from Hospital Room

Giffords' Husband Watches SOTU from Hospital Room CBS News reports: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office released a photo on Tuesday night of Mark Kelly, Giffords' husband, watching President Obama's State of the Union address with her in a hospital room in Houston. Mr. Obama paid …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Ryan: Budget at 'Tipping Point'

Ryan: Budget at 'Tipping Point' The Hill reports: The United States must embrace fiscal discipline and austerity as its budget reaches a "tipping point," Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will argue in the GOP response to the State of the Union. The chairman of the House Budget …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Obama: I'll Veto Bills with Earmarks

Obama: I'll Veto Earmarked Bills Politico reports: President Obama said in his State of the Union address that he would veto any bill that contained earmarks, his strongest statement against the longstanding congressional spending tactic. “Both parties in Congress should …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Obama Pushes Clean Energy Jobs

Obama Pushes Clean Energy Jobs Politico reports: President Barack Obama will advance several high-profile energy ideas during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, such as phasing out of billions of dollars in oil subsidies, a shout out to biofuels and electric …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Text of SOTU Leaked

Text of SOTU Leaked National Journal reports : Insisting bipartisanship and national unity is essential to America's future, President Obama will propose a plan for economic growth, according to a draft of the speech obtained by National Journal . "The rules have …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Giffords Watches Hour of TV

Giffords Watches Hour of TV CNN reports: Gabrielle Giffords watched an hour of television from her hospital bed, a development her husband Mark Kelly called "exciting," said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a friend of Giffords who spoke to Kelly Tuesday. "Last night or the night …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

FF's State of the Union Live Chat

Read through the Frum Forum livechat of the Obama's State of the Union speech. David Frum and your favorite F F contributors will be online from 8:30pm ET liveblogging their reactions to the president's state of the union address. Join us with your observations and questions. FrumForum …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Tonight's Best SOTU Drinking Games

In preparation for tonight’s State of the Union address, here's your guide to the night's best drinking games. In preparation for tonight’s State of the Union, I decided to do a bit of reading… Not to catch up on any of the salient issues, but to get a good overview of some of the drinking …

Written by Stephen Richer on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Cable News Gets SOTU-Mania

If the rest of the world wasn't already laughing at us, they surely will now after getting a glimpse of our cable news State of the Union coverage. If the rest of the world was not already laughing at us, they surely are now, considering the silliness and inanity of our politics, which is now …

Written by John Guardiano on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Limbaugh: Conservatives in Danger of "Frumicide"

Rush: GOP in Danger of 'Frumicide' From the January 25th Rush Limbaugh Show : In the meantime, here we go, Salon.com: "The GOP's War Against the Poor and Sick -- The new Republican plan to cut the deficit: Hit poverty-stricken Americans where it will hurt the most." This is the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Reid: Earmark Ban 'Wrong Thing to Do'

Reid: Earmark Ban 'Wrong Thing to Do' Politico reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blasted President Barack Obama on earmarks in advance of his State of the Union address Tuesday, when he’s expected to call for a ban. “I think this is an issue that any president would …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Feds Bust Arizona Gun Sellers

Feds Bust Arizona Gun Sellers The Arizona Republic reports: Federal authorities announced charges today against 34 Arizonans accused of buying about 700 guns in gun stores in the state on behalf of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel. The arrests and seizures are proof that Arizona …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011

Resort Barred Ambulances After Blast

Mexican Resort Barred Ambulances After Blast The AP reports: Security guards kept ambulances from entering a Mexican resort following a deadly explosion last November, preventing emergency workers from rendering aid in the crucial first minutes after the blast, CBC News has …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday January 25, 2011