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Is Crist's Political Career Over?

A new poll finds that amongst Florida Republican primary voters, 56% want Governor Charlie Crist out of elected office entirely. Bye bye, Charlie Crist. Public Policy Polling's website reports that later today, they are going to release “absolutely brutal numbers” on Charlie Crist. Apparently, …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Don't Bench Pawlenty

Governor Pawlenty is right where he should be – both running the state in his final year of office and getting out to the hustings, raising money for Republican candidates ahead of this year's elections. Has my friend Jeb Golinkin forgotten that there are mid-term elections this year, for …

Written by John S. Gardner on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Don't Bench Pawlenty

Governor Pawlenty is right where he should be – both running the state in his final year of office and getting out to the hustings, raising money for Republican candidates ahead of this year's elections. Has my friend Jeb Golinkin forgotten that there are mid-term elections this year, for …

Written by John S. Gardner on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Beck Gets French Politics All Wrong

Life isn't long enough to keep track of the dumb things said by Glenn Beck, still this may hold some kind of record. Life isn't long enough to keep track of the dumb things said by Glenn Beck, still this may hold some kind of record. The linked blogpost is mostly offended that Beck calls Dutch …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Beck Gets French Politics All Wrong

Life isn't long enough to keep track of the dumb things said by Glenn Beck, still this may hold some kind of record. Life isn't long enough to keep track of the dumb things said by Glenn Beck, still this may hold some kind of record. The linked blogpost is mostly offended that Beck calls Dutch …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Another Bush Family Power Play?

A lot of fascinating material in yesterday's New York Times story on the aftermath of the big deal to buy out US Sugar's Everglades holdings, but one thing of special note to politics: the unrestrained way that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush dumps on current Gov. Charlie Crist. A lot of …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Another Bush Family Power Play?

A lot of fascinating material in yesterday's New York Times story on the aftermath of the big deal to buy out US Sugar's Everglades holdings, but one thing of special note to politics: the unrestrained way that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush dumps on current Gov. Charlie Crist. A lot of …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Putting Pawlenty's Prez Plans on Ice

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's national profile is certainly growing, but his in-state numbers have fallen off a cliff. A recent poll shows his approval ratings to be among the worst he has registered in office. Minnesotans apparently are not all that pumped about their governor preparing to …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Monday March 8, 2010

Putting Pawlenty's Prez Plans on Ice

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's national profile is certainly growing, but his in-state numbers have fallen off a cliff. A recent poll shows his approval ratings to be among the worst he has registered in office. Minnesotans apparently are not all that pumped about their governor preparing to …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Monday March 8, 2010

Honoring International Women's Day

Avi Benlolo, president and CEO of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies has penned a very moving piece drawing attention this International Women's Day to the lack of equal rights and opportunities for women throughout the Middle East and Africa. I'm late to this intensely …

Written by David Frum on Monday March 8, 2010

Honoring International Women's Day

Avi Benlolo, president and CEO of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies has penned a very moving piece drawing attention this International Women's Day to the lack of equal rights and opportunities for women throughout the Middle East and Africa. I'm late to this intensely …

Written by David Frum on Monday March 8, 2010

Sounding the Alarm on Chavez's Anti-Semitism

The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has just published a report which documents Venezuela’s constant encroachment of civil and political rights, most notably against its Jewish community. The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a report which criticizes …

Written by Elise Cooper on Monday March 8, 2010

Sounding the Alarm on Chavez's Anti-Semitism

The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has just published a report which documents Venezuela’s constant encroachment of civil and political rights, most notably against its Jewish community. The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a report which criticizes …

Written by Elise Cooper on Monday March 8, 2010

Pulling a Kanye

I remember Elinor Burkett as the author of a book demanding parental leave for childless people who wanted to attend pottery class. But until this weekend, her obnoxiousness was an obscure fact, known only to a handful of people interested in family policy. I remember Elinor Burkett as the …

Written by David Frum on Monday March 8, 2010

Pulling a Kanye

I remember Elinor Burkett as the author of a book demanding parental leave for childless people who wanted to attend pottery class. But until this weekend, her obnoxiousness was an obscure fact, known only to a handful of people interested in family policy. I remember Elinor Burkett as the …

Written by David Frum on Monday March 8, 2010

Voters Tuning Out Cheney

Despite Dick Cheney's never ending publicity tour, a new poll finds that Americans think Obama is doing better than President Bush on national security issues. Despite a bungled response to the Christmas day terrorist plot and Dick Cheney's never ending publicity tour, a new Democracy Corps/ …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Monday March 8, 2010

Voters Tuning Out Cheney

Despite Dick Cheney's never ending publicity tour, a new poll finds that Americans think Obama is doing better than President Bush on national security issues. Despite a bungled response to the Christmas day terrorist plot and Dick Cheney's never ending publicity tour, a new Democracy Corps/ …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Monday March 8, 2010

The Real Story Behind the Intifada

New revelations from the son of a Hamas founder prove that the Intifada which broke out in 2000, was not a reaction to Israeli actions, but rather a campaign of violence orchestrated by the PLO and Hamas. Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of the founder of Hamas who has now written a book acknowledgi…

Written by Martin Krossel on Monday March 8, 2010

The Real Story Behind the Intifada

New revelations from the son of a Hamas founder prove that the Intifada which broke out in 2000, was not a reaction to Israeli actions, but rather a campaign of violence orchestrated by the PLO and Hamas. Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of the founder of Hamas who has now written a book acknowledgi…

Written by Martin Krossel on Monday March 8, 2010

The "New" Racist Right

While the founders of the new webzine Alternative Right argue that they are promoting cutting-edge new conservative ideas, their work is just a rehash of the same sexist and racist ideologies driven from the conservative movement decades ago. The problem with the conservative movement, say the …

Written by Tim Mak on Monday March 8, 2010