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Washington's Costly Beach House Bailout
On Thursday, the House will vote on a new bill which could turn the government into an insurer for just about every hurricane-prone house in the country. Just about anyone can find a reason to hate the “Multi-Peril Insurance Act” that the House of Representatives will vote on this week. The bill, …Joe Biden fined $219K By FEC
Joe Biden fined $219K By FEC Politico reports that Vice President Biden has been fined by the FEC: The Federal Election Commission has penalized Vice President Joe Biden’s 2008 presidential campaign $219, 000 for accepting over-the-limit contributions and a discounted flight on a …
Tea Party Expels Commentator Over Blog Post
Tea Party Expels Commentator Over Blog Post The Tea Party Federation has expelled a commentator associated with them who wrote a controversial and racially charged blog post: The National Tea Party Federation has expelled conservative commentator and Tea Party Express spokesman Mark …
Palin Weighs in on Ground Zero Mosque Debate
Palin Weighs in on Ground Zero Mosque Debate Sarah Palin has weighed in on the Ground Zero mosque debate via twitter: Sarah Palin, who waded into a New York political fight by endorsing Ann Marie Buerkle in NY-25, is drifting into a decidedly higher-charged battle: The fray over a …
Photos From a “Humanitarian Crisis”
When news outlets mention the so-called humanitarian flotillas from Turkey, why do they omit the fact that life expectancy is higher in Gaza than Turkey? Just opened in Gaza: a new shopping mall, Tom Gross reports . Gross points out: When leading news outlets mention the …
You Read it First in FrumForum
John Boehner is set to unveil a slate of policy proposals to be implemented if the GOP wins back the House -- a move first predicted here at Frum Forum. From today's Washington Post : Sometime after Labor Day, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner plans to unveil a blueprint of what …The Perfect Pool
Headquarters for Team STORMBRINGER Middle-East Operations has a spacious, 164-foot-long infinity pool flanked by shady, palm-studded islands. The water is temperature controlled, so it's always an oasis-like 84 degrees. Uncle Stormy's Romanesque Villa de Tempest at the …
FrumForum's Summer Contest
We'd like to open a contest to you, our brilliant readers. If you wanted to impress everyone while offending nobody, what would you say? Let me follow the high-minded request to readers to help define our blog mission with a much lower piece of foolery. My friends Eli Lake and Noah Pollak some …Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Insists there are "Two Vietnams"
Dem. Rep Insists there are "Two Vietnams" Video has recently surfaced which shows that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee does not seem to be aware that Vietnam is no longer divided into two separate nations:Anwar al-Awlaki Placed on Terror Blacklist
Anwar al-Awlaki Placed on Terror Blacklist Washington has added a US-born Muslim cleric linked to al-Qaeda to its terrorism blacklist and imposed financial sanctions on him. The move would freeze any US assets of Anwar al-Awlaki, prevent him from travelling to the US and bar …
New BP Cap Withstands Oil Pressure
New BP Cap Withstands Oil Pressure The BBC reports that the latest attempt to cap the BP oil leak seems to be working as hoped by BP: Tests on BP's newly capped Gulf of Mexico oil well show pressure has been building up slightly as hoped with no signs of leakage, BP says. BP …
Readers Respond: Defining FrumForum's Mission
Last week, I asked readers to help write a one-sentence description of a modernized conservatism. We received almost 200 suggestions. On Friday, I posted a bleg asking readers of AndrewSullivan.com and FrumForum.com for help writing a one-sentence description of a modernized, reformed …The Limits of a Payroll Tax Holiday
A payroll tax holiday might be a big deal to employees, but for employers, the idea just doesn't do enough to convince us to hire new workers. I still don't really get the call for a (one year) payroll tax holiday. Up until about 2000, I ran a decent sized, small (about $25-30 million in …The New In-Your-Face Israel Lobby
A new pro-Israel group has launched one of the hardest-hitting commercials of America's 2010 campaign season. A new pro-Israel group has launched one of the hardest-hitting commercials of America's 2010 campaign season. It will run in Pennsylvania, where Democrat Joe Sestak faces Republican Pat …Not Smart to Run Against Obama
Despite 18 months of angry rhetoric, the right has still failed to win over Obama's supporters. Running on saying ‘no’ to Obama will get Republicans nowhere. Despite all the economic trouble, the oil spill, bad news abroad etc., over the past several months Obama’s approval rating has steadily …The Fat Diaries: The Gym Membership Rip-Off
In these tough economic times, many Americans are realizing that costly gym memberships are something they can do without. I’ve been seeing more and more articles up these days about how to lose weight in your own home; weights you can make from soup cans or water bottles and sand; exercises …