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A New Political Star is Born

The startling victory of Scott Brown in Massachusetts is not only a rebuke to President Barack Obama’s policies, it’s the emergence of a politician with unlimited potential and charisma. It’s tempting to say a new political star has been born. The startling victory of Republican Scott Brown in …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Tea Partiers Need to Learn the Right Lesson from Brown's Win

When their opponent is a Democrat, then the “base” is a powerful asset. It is when their opponent is a Republican that we get into trouble. In this morning's Chicago Sun Times , Carol Martin brings the argument that I have been making for almost two months into the mainstream Chicago Press. …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Tea Partiers Need to Learn the Right Lesson from Brown's Win

When their opponent is a Democrat, then the “base” is a powerful asset. It is when their opponent is a Republican that we get into trouble. In this morning's Chicago Sun Times , Carol Martin brings the argument that I have been making for almost two months into the mainstream Chicago Press. …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday January 20, 2010

What Kind of Senator Will Brown Be?

Boris Shor crunches the numbers and suggests - as liberal as Olympia Snowe. Boris Shor crunches the numbers and suggests - as liberal as Olympia Snowe.

Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 20, 2010

What Kind of Senator Will Brown Be?

Boris Shor crunches the numbers and suggests - as liberal as Olympia Snowe. Boris Shor crunches the numbers and suggests - as liberal as Olympia Snowe.

Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Harper's Dropping Numbers

A startling drop in the polls for Canada’s Conservative party, has both pollsters and pundits pondering the reason. A startling drop in the polls for Canada’s Conservative party, has both pollsters and pundits pondering the reason. Or, rather, pondering an explanation. The true “reason” for …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Harper's Dropping Numbers

A startling drop in the polls for Canada’s Conservative party, has both pollsters and pundits pondering the reason. A startling drop in the polls for Canada’s Conservative party, has both pollsters and pundits pondering the reason. Or, rather, pondering an explanation. The true “reason” for …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Happy Birthday to Us

Today is this site's one year anniversary. Like a neglectful parent, I'm not home for the party: I'm in Caracas Venezuela on a lecture tour sponsored by the Conciencia Activa Foundation and the U.S. Department of State. But we at FrumForum.com could not have asked for a better birthday present than …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Happy Birthday to Us

Today is this site's one year anniversary. Like a neglectful parent, I'm not home for the party: I'm in Caracas Venezuela on a lecture tour sponsored by the Conciencia Activa Foundation and the U.S. Department of State. But we at FrumForum.com could not have asked for a better birthday present than …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Obama Faces His Limits

On a personal level, the country finds Obama likeable enough. But his policies are meeting growing skepticism and resistance. Oddly, in the face of all this, Obama is preliminarily vowing to fight on. For what? To what end? Today the country awakened to a snapshot of clarity. Not the moral clarity …

Written by Lloyd Green on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Obama Faces His Limits

On a personal level, the country finds Obama likeable enough. But his policies are meeting growing skepticism and resistance. Oddly, in the face of all this, Obama is preliminarily vowing to fight on. For what? To what end? Today the country awakened to a snapshot of clarity. Not the moral clarity …

Written by Lloyd Green on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Did the Dems Get the Message?

The Democratic leadership has said and seems to believe that they must pass the healthcare bill no matter what. But after the election in Massachusetts if the Democrats continue on this drive they will lose—and lose big. Scott Brown’s victory in the Massachusetts Senate race vastly complicates the …

Written by Barbara Ledeen on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Did the Dems Get the Message?

The Democratic leadership has said and seems to believe that they must pass the healthcare bill no matter what. But after the election in Massachusetts if the Democrats continue on this drive they will lose—and lose big. Scott Brown’s victory in the Massachusetts Senate race vastly complicates the …

Written by Barbara Ledeen on Wednesday January 20, 2010

The Biggest Loser

After last night’s stunning defeat, the Obama White House is likely to blame others first, and ask hard questions later. But in the coming weeks, someone close to the President will pay dearly. Years ago, Martha Coakley told the Boston Globe that if things didn’t work out with her political …

Written by David Gratzer on Wednesday January 20, 2010

The Biggest Loser

After last night’s stunning defeat, the Obama White House is likely to blame others first, and ask hard questions later. But in the coming weeks, someone close to the President will pay dearly. Years ago, Martha Coakley told the Boston Globe that if things didn’t work out with her political …

Written by David Gratzer on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Not All Politics is Local

Scott Brown's landslide victory was clearly achieved by nationalizing the race around the most unexpected issue of all: healthcare. Almost everybody who follows politics knows the late Tip O'Neill's famous aphorism, "All politics is local." What most folks don't know about that statement is that …

Written by Gusher on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Not All Politics is Local

Scott Brown's landslide victory was clearly achieved by nationalizing the race around the most unexpected issue of all: healthcare. Almost everybody who follows politics knows the late Tip O'Neill's famous aphorism, "All politics is local." What most folks don't know about that statement is that …

Written by Gusher on Wednesday January 20, 2010

A Warning for the Dems and a Lesson for the GOP

Scott Brown’s win cannot help but create panic among the Democrats. By focusing on an unpopular health care bill and high unemployment, Brown provided a message that resonated with both moderate and socially conservative Republican voters. Scott Brown’s decisive win in the Massachusetts U.S. …

Written by Jeannemarie Devolites Davis on Wednesday January 20, 2010

A Warning for the Dems and a Lesson for the GOP

Scott Brown’s win cannot help but create panic among the Democrats. By focusing on an unpopular health care bill and high unemployment, Brown provided a message that resonated with both moderate and socially conservative Republican voters. Scott Brown’s decisive win in the Massachusetts U.S. …

Written by Jeannemarie Devolites Davis on Wednesday January 20, 2010

Brown's Win a Lesson for Tea Partiers

The Tea Party movement has finally done what Frum Forum has long been urging: they supported a less dogmatic Republican in a moderate state. But how long will this detente between moderate and conservative factions in the GOP last? The Tea Party movement has finally done what Frum Forum has …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday January 20, 2010