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Rv Without Green Guilt

The Chicago Sun-Times printed an interesting story on April 16 about a man who decided to travel across the country in an environmentally friendly RV. This story symbolizes how the Republicans can re-brand themselves as a party friendly to the environment. First, it is striking that the story …

Written by Jeffrey Singer on Thursday April 16, 2009

Spain Comes To Its Senses ...

Spain's attorney general has nixed the proposal to take legal action against former Bush defense officials. "If there is a reason to file a complaint against these people, it should be done before local courts with jurisdiction, in other words in the United States," he said in a breakfast …

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 16, 2009

Limbaugh's Strange Compassion For Somali Pirates

I missed this when Rush said it two days ago ... but it's become no less jaw-dropping in the interim. RUSH: You know what we have learned about the Somali pirates, the merchant marine organizers that were wiped out at the order of Barack Obama, you know what we learned about them? They were …

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 16, 2009

War Without A Name

Our war on terror begins with al Qaida, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated. - President George W. Bush, address to a join session of Congress, September 20, 2001 And that's why I think it's so …

Written by Zac Morgan on Thursday April 16, 2009

Why Aren't We Ashamed Of Our Bad Schools?

I was put back into reality this morning after a lovely week off for spring break. I asked a girl to put away her French fries as she walked into class five minutes late and she went berserk – telling me to F off and F myself and to give her her F’ing work so she could take it home and …

Written by Thomas Gibbon on Thursday April 16, 2009

Obama Flunks His Education Test

Education Secretary Arne Duncan came to Washington with claims to be a reformer. The destruction of the voucher program by Congress was his first test. He flunked. My youngest child attends a District of Columbia public school. It is a magical place, led by an inspired principal and taught by …

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 16, 2009

Lessons Unlearned

Give Pat Toomey credit for this: The declared challenger for the GOP nomination for Arlen Specter's Senate seat is willing to bet a career on a proposition that other conservatives only assert from the safety of the sidelines. Toomey is betting that Republicans would do better in a blue-lean…

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 16, 2009

Readers On Tax 3

A reader in New York state writes: 1) I have my taxes done by a preparer, and the experience feels like nothing so much as going to a casino. You sit down at a table, pass cards (W-2s) back and forth, and then the dealer (the preparer) tells you whether you’ve won (refund) or lost …

Written by Frum Forum Reports on Thursday April 16, 2009

Learn From Cameron?

Are these not conservative thoughts? Refusing to use these words - right and wrong - means a denial of personal responsibility and the concept of a moral choice. We talk about people being “at risk of obesity” instead of talking about people who eat too much and take too …

Written by David Gratzer on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Duncan Flunks His Education Test

My latest column for The Week concerns the shameful asphyxiation of the DC voucher pilot program. Education Secretary Arne Duncan came to Washington with claims to be a reformer. The destruction of the voucher program by Congress was his first test. He flunked. Rather than stop …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Readers On Tax 2

Reader Kevin Lawrence, www.raggedclown.com , writes: The thing that annoys me most every year, is the idea that I might get in trouble because I don't understand the tax code.

Written by Frum Forum Reports on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Does Capitalism Cure Cancer?

Yet over all, it is preposterous to argue that we have the best medical care in the world. Partly because so many Americans fall through the cracks and don’t have insurance, life expectancy is higher in most of Europe than in the United States . Even the people of Cyprus live …

Written by David Gratzer on Wednesday April 15, 2009

If Nukes Are Outlawed...

...Only outlaw states will have nukes; My column in today's National Post deals with President Obama's Prague speech: Can President Obama seriously imagine that a U. S. testing moratorium will inspire equal restraint in North Korea and Iran ? It's impossible that he can be …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 15, 2009

If Nukes Are Outlawed...

...Only outlaw states will have nukes; This month, Barack Obama announced his desire to eliminate nuclear weapons from the face of the Earth. The bold gesture was widely applauded. But is such a dream possible -- or even desirable? The National Post has asked leading pundits and experts to weigh …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 15, 2009

The Long Road Back

British Conservatives may be reaching the end of their term in the wilderness. American Republicans look to be just beginning theirs I have an article in the British Spectator on the grim condition of the Republican party at present. Key paragraph: Obama has been in office nearly three …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 15, 2009

The Long Road Back

British Conservatives may be reaching the end of their term in the wilderness. American Republicans look to be just beginning theirs. In November 2008, Barack Obama won the presidency by a larger margin than any Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. He carried three normally solid Republican …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Readers Respond On Morris

Here's the gist of the reader comment: Dick Morris was referring to the Federal Reserve Adjusted Monetary Base which did, in fact, grow by a multiple between 2.5x-3x in the five months spanning October, 2008 through March, 2009. A simple Google search will confirm this. And the core …

Written by Andrew Gelman on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Does Anybody Beside Me...

...see the irony of Ted Kennedy giving the Obamas a Water Retriever as a family pet? Originally posted at STORMBRINGER .

Written by Sean Linnane on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Better Euphemisms Please

I am appalled by the new term " man-made disasters ". While I understand the laudable desire to avoid offending members of the terrorist community, this sexist term actually fails to accomplish this task! The misogynistic language in this new description implies that women are inherently …

Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Wednesday April 15, 2009

Now That Tax Time's Over . . .

We're interested in hearing from you. What particularly annoyed you about preparing this year's return? Did you have particularly good or bad experiences with any particular aspect of preparing your returns? Do you have any suggestions for quick fixes, either on the forms or in the underlying …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday April 14, 2009