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On Oprah's Couch
During her interview with Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin tried to come across as a “perky, folksy” working mom and blamed McCain campaign staffers for her shortcomings as a candidate. During her interview with Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin tried to come across as a “perky, folksy” working mom. She blamed …More Than Politics
A 10-year-old Arkansas boy is refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance until he - or rather his parents - believe the phrase "liberty and justice for all" applies equally to gay and lesbian citizens. What are liberals teaching their children about homosexuality? If they were enlightened and …Sarah *Hearts* Learning
In her new autobiography Sarah Palin's attempts to establish her intellectual and educational credentials end up looking forced and do little to help her reputation. What’s the motivating factor behind Sarah Palin’s new autobiography Going Rogue: An American Life ? Did she write it to make …Grovel Grovel
University of Connecticut College Republicans produce this damning video satirizing President Obama's bow to the Japanese emperor - funny and maddening all at once. University of Connecticut College Republicans produce this damning video satirizing President Obama's bow to the Japanese emperor …Try KSM, Not Bush
The trials of Khalid Sheik Mohammed and the other 9/11 plotters in civilian court will degenerate into a show trial of the Bush Administration's methods in the War on Terror. So now Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) and five self-confessed 9/11 co-conspirators are to be tried not as war criminals in a …Defending Sarah
Matthew Continetti's new book, The Persecution of Sarah Palin is lite-fare as much as it is red-meat, and should be taken with a barrel of salt. From the beginning, the Weekly Standard has been on Sarah Palin’s side. As the magazine’s associate editor Matthew Continetti reminds us throughout …Pakistan Eyewitness
Pakistan may be the single most explosive foreign policy issue of the modern world. Our friend Kapil Komireddi recently paid an extended visit to Pakistan, and he has produced a brilliant and terrifying series of essays on what he witnessed. Pakistan may be the single most explosive foreign policy …GOP Must Rally Behind Kirk
A moderate Republican candidate like Rep. Mark Kirk seems ideally placed to win Barack Obama's old Senate seat in Illinois. A primary challenge that would force Kirk to run to the right though would jeopardize the GOP's chances for winning this seat in the general election. With the February 2 nd …Republicans Heading for a Spectacular Bloodbath in Florida
The Republican fratricide in the November 3 special election in upstate New York may prove just an opening round of an even more spectacular bloodbath in Florida in 2010. The Republican fratricide in the November 3 special election in upstate New York may prove just an opening round of an even …Florida - The Next Bloodbath?
My column for CNN.com picks up on Tim Mak's outstanding reporting of the Beltway campaign against Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. The column warns that if conservatives agree with Marco Rubio that the Obama stimulus is a red line, they'll be defining themselves as a party without answers to the …9/11 Trials: A World Stage for Jihad?
Frum Forum interviewed families who lost loved ones on 9/11, and former FBI and CIA officials about the decision to try the plotters in federal court. All agreed that the defendants should not be allowed to turn the trial into a forum for promoting jihadist propaganda. The Obama administration …Palin: Celebrity But No Credibility
One of the best arguments against then-presidential candidate Barack Obama was that he was just a celebrity without many accomplishments. The same criticism can be applied today to Sarah Palin. If there’s any silver lining to the miserable beating that Republicans endured nationwide in the 2008 …Terror Trial: A Risk We Have to Take
This morning, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani ripped President Obama for allowing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to stand trial in New York, saying that it was "an unnecessary risk." What risk can the mayor be talking about? This morning, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani appeared on …Being Moderate Doesn't Always Pay Off at Election Time
Research shows that members of Congress can pretty much vote how they want on most issues, whatever their constituents happen to believe. Generally, a representative can take a much more liberal or conservative line than the voters in his or her district or state, and still do fine when election …
Rubio: The Beltway Candidate
Analysis by Frum Forum reveals that Marco Rubio, running as the candidate of the conservative grassroots, has relied much more heavily on fundraising and promotion from Washington D.C. than Charlie Crist, the supposed candidate of the Republican establishment. Analysis by Frum Forum reveals …