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A Call to Unite
At the Tucson Memorial Service, Obama was a true statesman; someone I have not always agreed with but today am proud to call my leader. I was thinking about what I wanted President Obama to say on Wednesday. I wanted him to honor those that have fallen and those who were gravely injured. I also …Obama Comforts a Nation
In his speech in Arizona, Obama showed himself to be a leader worthy of this great nation and worthy of this difficult time. Frum Forum readers know I have been quite critical of President Obama’s speeches and oratory. He’s been vastly overrated as an orator, I’ve argued, and too often has …The President's Speech
The president's challenge, as so often, was to make a human connection. In that, he succeeded tonight. What a terrible assignment, especially for a father of young daughters. The president did the job he needed to do, struck the appropriate notes in the appropriate way. He conspicuously forbore …Read: Obama's Remarks at Tucson Memorial
Read: Obama's Remarks at Tucson Memorial Courtesy of Politico : To the families of those we've lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants gathered tonight, and the people of Tucson and Arizona: I have come here tonight as an …
RNC Shocker: Boehner Backs Cino for RNC Chair
F F has learned that in an unprecedented move, House Speaker Boehner has officially endorsed RNC chair candidate Maria Cino. Frum Forum has learned that in an unprecedented move, House Speaker John Boehner has officially endorsed RNC chair candidate Maria Cino , just as RNC members gather …Conservative Media Used "Blood Libel" First
Conservative Media Used "Blood Libel" First Talking Points Memo reports : Before Sarah Palin posted her Facebook provocation this morning accusing the media of committing "blood libel" for connecting some of her statements to the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords …
Drug War Fears Shake the Border
A real climate of fear exists on the Texas border, and it can't be kept at bay just by putting up a border wall. David Frum has written about how things could get even worse in Mexico's drug war, with possible spillover into the United States. It's a topic I've written about at Frum Forum …Sen. Kirk Calls for More Civil Rhetoric
Sen. Kirk Calls for More Civil Rhetoric BND.com reports : COLLINSVILLE -- The shadow of the Arizona shooting lay over U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's town-hall meeting Monday night in Collinsville, which attracted a nearly full crowd. The event was organized by the newly elected Illinois …
Cops Pulled Over Loughner Before Shooting
Cops Pulled Over Loughner on Day of Shooting The New York Times reports : Police stopped Jared L. Loughner for running a red light several hours before authorities say he opened fire outside a Tucson supermarket Saturday, but the state wildlife officer who made the traffic …
Obama Backs Hariri
Obama Backs Hariri AFP reports : US President Barack Obama threw his full support behind embattled Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Wednesday as Hezbollah toppled his unity government during a White House visit. Minutes after Obama and Hariri posed for photographers in …
Rahm: Voters Don't Care Where I Live
Rahm: Voters Don't Care Where I Live The Hill reports : Chicago mayoral candidate and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he doesn't expect the lingering controversy over challenges to his residency to impact the race for mayor. In an interview on …
Poll: Americans Oppose Debt Ceiling Increase
Poll: Americans Oppose Increase in Debt Ceiling The Hill reports : The administration's warning of dire economic consequences for failing to increase the debt ceiling has not gained traction with the American public, as an overwhelming majority opposes the increase, according to …
Writer John Gross Dead at 75
Writer John Gross Dead at 75 Tom Gross writes: My father, the writer and critic John Gross, died (through illness, aged 75) on Monday afternoon. He was an exceptional person and a wonderful father. Since there are many people who know me personally on this list, as well as …
Hezbollah Topples Lebanon's Government
Hezbollah Topples Lebanon's Govt BBC News reports : Lebanon's national unity government has collapsed after 11 ministers from Hezbollah and its allies resigned. Energy Minister Gibran Bassil said the decision was prompted by a dispute over the UN tribunal investigating former …
House Honors Shooting Victims
House Honors Shooting Victims The New York Times reports : As President Obama prepared to head to Arizona Wednesday, the House of Representatives convened to consider a resolution honoring the dead and wounded in the shooting rampage in Tucson that left six dead and 14 …
2010 is Warmest Year on Record
2010 is Warmest Year on Record USA Today reports : 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year of the global surface temperature record, according to data released today by the National Climatic Data Center. Records began in 1880. The Earth's temperature was 1.12 degrees F above …
Obama Meets Lebanon's Hariri
With tension building over the imminent UN condemnation of Hezbollah for the murder of former PM Rafiq Hariri, Hariri's son and successor met with Obama. With tension building over the apparently imminent UN Special Tribunal condemnation of Hezbollah for the murder of former PM Rafiq Hariri, and …Obama Preps for Tucson Speech
Obama Preps for Tucson Speech ABC News reports : Per sources, the president worked throughout the night on the speech. Its goal will be to administer to those mourning, honor those impacted by the shootings – including the victims, the heroes, and all those grieving in Tucson …
Illinois Passes 66% Income Tax Hike
Illinois Passes 66% Income Tax Hike The AP reports : Democrats in the Illinois Legislature on Wednesday approved a 66 percent income-tax increase in a desperate and politically risky effort to end the state's crippling budget crisis. The increase now goes to Democratic Gov. …