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Miller Dropping in Polls

Miller Falls Behind in Polls The Mudflats reports: A new poll conducted by Hays Research confirms what we already intuitively know. Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller’s candidacy is in big trouble. The percentage of those who feel either “somewhat negative” or “very …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

Teddy Roosevelt was a Backpacking Elitist Too

Charles Murray claims that anyone who knows of good backpacking spots in the Sierra is an "elitist". When it comes to Teddy Roosevelt, he may have a point. Sierra Nevada backpackers, beware! Charles Murray, the social policy savant and arbiter of cultural do’s and don’t’s, has proclaimed that …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Thursday October 28, 2010

Tea Party Boost May Be Short-Lived

In a recent column, Peggy Noonan proclaimed that the tea party "saved" the GOP. But its still unclear if the movement will have any staying power after 2010. Peggy Noonan recently wrote a piece in the Wall Street Journal in which she proclaimed, among other things, that "the Tea Party saved …

Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Thursday October 28, 2010

TNR: The Tea Party is a Real Movement

TNR: The Tea Party is a Real Movement John B. Judis writes : On the eve of the November elections, we are suddenly awash in books, articles, and monographs about the Tea Parties. Some of these—I would single out Sean Wilentz’s historical piece in The New Yorker —deepen our …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

Rove: Palin's TV Show Not Presidential

Rove: Palin's Reality Show is Not Presidential The Telegraph reports : Expressing the strongest public reservations about the conservative star made by any senior Republican figure, Mr Rove said it was unlikely that voters would regard someone starring in a reality show as president…

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

Obama Defends Record on The Daily Show

Obama Defends Record to Jon Stewart The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — If you are president of the United States and you take your campaign get-out-the-vote blitz to a fake news program, do you get tweaked, or do you get a pass? You get tweaked, as President Obama …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

46 Anti-Obama Books Published in Two Years

46 Anti-Obama Books Published in Two Years The Daily Beast reports : Hating President Obama has become its own industry—and here's a new stat to prove it: To date, there have been at least 46 anti-Obama books published. I'm not talking about thoughtful criticisms of his policies, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

Boehner To Appear With Nazi Reenactor

Boehner To Fundraise With Nazi Reenactor Talking Points Memo reports : I'd thought Richard Iott had been put out to pasture after news broke that his main hobby was Nazi reenacting. After that Rep. Eric Cantor (R) denounced him. And then everything pretty much went down hill …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

Paul & Conway Condemn Stomping

Paul & Conway Condemn Stomping Politico reports : Rivals Rand Paul and Jack Conway on Tuesday condemned the actions of several Paul supporters who attacked a volunteer for the liberal MoveOn.org before the latest Kentucky senatorial debate . A TV news crew captured footage …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

Barney Frank Received $60,000 From Wall St.

Barney Frank Received $60,000 From Wall St. Roll Call reports : Just three months after the enactment of a sweeping financial regulatory overhaul bearing his name, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said he is having mixed success raising money from the financial services industry for …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

Will Manchin Become a Republican?

Will Manchin Become a Republican? The Wall Street Journal reports : What happens if Republicans almost, but not quite, win a majority in the Senate next week? It could easily happen: Republicans currently hold 41 seats. According to RealClearPolitics , they are favored to hold …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

Karzai Gives Private Security a Reprieve

Karzai Gives Private Security a Reprieve The Washington Post reports : KABUL - Under intense diplomatic pressure, President Hamid Karzai offered a reprieve Wednesday to private security companies guarding foreign-funded development projects in Afghanistan , heading off at least …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

US to Offer Strict Nuke Deal to Iran

US to Offer Strict Nuke Deal to Iran The New York Times reports : WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and its European allies are preparing a new offer for negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program, senior administration officials say, but the conditions on Tehran would …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

Greece Falls Short of Austerity Goals

Greece Falls Short of Austerity Goals The New York Times reports : LONDON — The mathematics of austerity are getting harder. With economic conditions weaker than expected, tax revenue is coming up short of projections in parts of Europe. As a result, countries struggling with …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday October 28, 2010

The Party of Medicare

John Boehner has pledged that Republicans will call a vote on restoring Obama's cuts to Medicare. It's a clever move and a warning of what's to come. On the Sean Hannity radio program this afternoon, Speaker-presumptive John Boehner was interestingly cautious about promising actually to do …

Written by David Frum on Thursday October 28, 2010

Include Everybody

On Tuesday, the citizens of Toronto elected a new mayor: a budget-cutting populist. How did he win? It's mostly what he did not do: He did not exclude. You wouldn't normally look to a Canadian election for a glimpse of the possible future of American politics. But maybe this is one time we …

Written by David Frum on Thursday October 28, 2010

O'Donnell Threatens to Sue Radio Station

O'Donnell Makes Threat to Sue Radio Station Politico reports: Christine O’Donnell threatened Tuesday to sue a Delaware radio station for not turning over a videotape of an interview with the Republican Senate nominee. A campaign official demanded that WDEL give them the tape of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Jackson: Williams' Firing Was "Wrong"

Jackson: Williams' Firing Was "Wrong" Politico reports: The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday compared NPR’s firing of Juan Williams to the Agriculture Department’s firing of Shirley Sherrod. “NPR was wrong because they did not afford him freedom of speech, ” Jackson said. “They …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Alaska Judge: No Write-In Lists for Voters

Alaska Judge: No Write-In Lists Politico reports: In a major blow to Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s campaign, an Alaska judge ruled Wednesday that election officials cannot hand out lists with the names of write-in candidates. State Judge Frank Pfiffner ordered the state Division of …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010

Alaska's Untapped Oil Estimate Lowered by 90%

Alaska's Untapped Oil Estimate Lowered by 90% CNN reports : (CNN) -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a revised estimate for the amount of conventional, undiscovered oil in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska is a fraction of a previous estimate. The group estimates …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday October 27, 2010