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Rand Paul Wins Kentucky's GOP Primary

Rand Paul has won the GOP Senate Primary in Kentucky: WASHINGTON – Rand Paul , one of the early leaders of the Tea Party movement, won the Republican nomination for Senate from Kentucky Tuesday night, delivering a powerful blow to the party’s establishment and offering the clearest …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 18, 2010

GOP Takes Credit for Leaking Blumenthal Story to Times

Politico reports that Richard Blumenthal's Republican opponent is trying to take credit for leaking to the Times the story about Blumenthal's military service: The campaign of World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Linda McMahon, who is seeking the Republican nomination to run against …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 18, 2010

Homeland Security's Wasted Billions

The Department of Homeland Security has been marred by mismanagement almost since the day it was established. Since 2003, most of the $30 billion given to states to help protect against terrorism has been wasted on localities that didn't need the funds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …

Written by Jonas Stankovich on Tuesday May 18, 2010

Reverend Wright: Obama "Threw Me Under The Bus"

Reverend Wright has recently accused President Obama of throwing his former pastor "under the bus": In his strongest language to date about the administration's 2-year-old rift with the Chicago pastor, Wright told a group raising money for African relief that his pleas to release frozen funds …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 18, 2010

Blumenthat: New York Times Piece an "Outrageous Distortion"

Richard Blumenthal has struck back against a New York Times piece which targeted his own statements about his military record: WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday conceded he had "misspoken" in claiming repeatedly that he served in …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 18, 2010

Rand Paul Workers Accused of Harassing Voters

Reports are coming out of Kentucky that some of Rand Paul's workers have been accused of harassing voters: State and local officials say backers of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul have been removed by sheriff's deputies from an eastern Kentucky polling place after complaints that …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 18, 2010

York: Is The GOP "Unilaterally Disarming" Over Kagan?

In his Washington Examiner column, Byron York investigates the charge the Senate Republicans are "unilaterally disarming" by not filibustering Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court: But the bigger problem conservatives see is that the pro-Kagan statements put Republicans at a …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 18, 2010

How Blumenthal's Military Record "Evolved" Over Time

A former college of Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has explained to the New York Times how Blumenthal's depictions of his military service evolved over time: HARTFORD — Former Representative Christopher Shays of Connecticut, a Republican who says he is a good friend of …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 18, 2010

The Trouble with Mistresses

For a fellow that looks like Rep. Mark Souder, one of the appeals of being a member of Congress may be that his status enables him to sleep with more attractive women. When he finally gives into this temptation though, he risks losing his job. The irony underlying the Souder affair is that for a …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday May 18, 2010

The GOP's Budget Cutting Gimmick

GOP House Whip Eric Cantor's new "YouCut" project which asks taxpayers to vote on which federal programs should be cut falsely creates the impression that balancing our budget will be virtually painless. Eric Cantor, the Republican House Whip has a new YouCut project on his website. It asks …

Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Tuesday May 18, 2010

Giannoulias Closes in on Kirk

Alexi Giannoulias' campaign is now floating an internal poll that shows him tied with Congressman Mark Kirk in the Illinois Senate race. If these numbers are right, that would mean Giannoulias is actually gaining ground despite a hurricane of bad press. Alexi Giannoulias' campaign is floating an …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday May 18, 2010

GOP Targets Murtha's Old Seat

Today, as Pennsylvania goes to the polls, forget about Specter versus Sestak. The real race worth watching is in the 12th district, where the GOP could pick up their first win of the midterm season. Ever since his dramatic switch to the Democratic Party last April, Senator Arlen Specter’s bid …

Written by Shawn F Summers on Tuesday May 18, 2010

Mark Souder On His Affair: "I Have Sinned"

Representative Mark Souder is resigning from Congress after admitting to having an affair with a female staffer: "I sinned against God, my wife and my family by having a mutual relationship with a part-time member of my staff," Souder said in a statement Tuesday. "I am so shamed to have …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 18, 2010

Eli Lake: Pakistan Holding Back Info From Captured Taliban Leader

In The Washington Times , Eli Lake reports that the Pakistani government is withholding information that it has learned from the captured Taliban leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. U.S. intelligence officials are expressing growing concerns that Pakistan is holding back valuable intelligence …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 18, 2010

David's Bookshelf Returns

It's summer, and time for some self-improvement resolutions. Among mine: to revive the lapsed "David's Bookshelf" feature. First up: Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao's, Will the Boat Sink the Water: The Life of China's Peasants . It's summer, and time for some self-improvement resolutions. Among mine: …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 17, 2010

The Plight of China's Peasants

Close to half of China’s population still labors on the land. For China’s villagers, China’s authoritarianism is not an abstract or impersonal thing. It means being robbed, duped, bullied, beaten and killed by near-neighbors. “Have you ever been to China?” Before I read Will the Boat Sink the …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 17, 2010

The Return of the Conservative Dems

State legislator Mike Oliverio recently won the Democratic primary for West Virginia's 1st District. Surprisingly, Oliverio is more conservative than the state's sole Republican congressman. Boris Shor writes : Alan Mollohan (D), who has represented West Virginia’s 1st District since 1983, …

Written by Andrew Gelman on Monday May 17, 2010

Attack on Cartoonist a Threat to Us All

Firebombed. Cyberattacked. Attacked by a shouting mob. That's what happened to Lars Vilks in the week ending May 16. Firebombed. Cyberattacked. Attacked by a shouting mob. That's what happened to Lars Vilks in the week ending May 16. And if you think: "Well thank goodness my week was a lot …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 17, 2010

Attack on Cartoonist a Threat to Us All

My latest column for CNN.com discusses the recent attacks on Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks and argues that by failing to punish the attackers, the authorities are only inviting further violence. My latest column for CNN.com discusses the recent attacks on Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks and argues …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 17, 2010

GOP Shirking From the Kagan Fight

UPDATED: Elena Kagan will likely be on the Supreme Court bench for 30 years or more. The Right should ensure that she is run through the same gauntlet conservative nominees to the Court are exposed to. Over at The Weekly Standard Jim Prevor (who I do not know) has made an important point …

Written by John Vecchione on Monday May 17, 2010