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A Great Week for the GOP

Is conservatism recovering its balance? Here are three positive signs from this past week. Is conservatism recovering its balance? Three positive signs in this past week. 1) The Republican caucus accepted a deal to avert a government shutdown. The deal is a huge victory for governance Republica…

Written by David Frum on Saturday April 9, 2011

Didn't the GOP Learn from the Last Shutdown?

From the experience of 1995-1996, you'd think there was one thing Republicans would know: don't shut down the government. As the GOP and President Obama go eyeball to eyeball over a government shutdown, I keep thinking of a story from one of Louisa May Alcott's novels, the story of the children …

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 7, 2011

Watch Frum: Walker Will Be a Hero to GOP Governors

On The Last Word , Frum and host Lawrence O'Donnell discuss Newt's appeal to values voters and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's future. Wednesday night, David Frum appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word . Frum and host Lawrence O'Donnell discussed whether probable GOP presidential candidate Newt …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Thursday March 10, 2011

Newt's Family Values Problem

Gingrich's personal life has been and will be politically lethal. But it's not the infidelity. It's the arrogance, hypocrisy, and (most horrifying to women) the cruelty. Pete Wehner tries to assess how much past marital infidelity will hurt Newt Gingrich's presidential chances. Many of the …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 8, 2011

The Prowl: The Politics of Infidelity

Newt Gingrich has had three marriages and an affair. Does his stance on social issues make these private matters fair game in the public arena? As many of you are aware, this week Newt Gingrich announced that he is sort of maybe running for president. He’ll let us all know; but he is definitely …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday March 4, 2011

Newt's Old Allies Warn Against Shutdown

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to defend the 1995 government shutdown. But many of his closest allies from that era see the episode as a mistake. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich is expected to announce a run for president soon, but if he is to continue to defend the government shutdown that …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday March 2, 2011

Being the Angry Party Will Keep GOP Out of Power

The way many conservatives see it, the way to win is not by emulating the no-drama strategy of the Obama campaign, but rather the hard-nosed, foul-mouthed Chicago tactics of Rahm Emanuel circa 2005 and 2006 . But this strategy will not work for the GOP. Bruce Bartlett, as always, is a fascinatin…

Written by Thomas J. Marier on Monday August 31, 2009

The Reckless Right Courts Violence

Hysterical talk from TV and radio hosts may be a cynical marketing exercise. But it's getting too dangerous to ignore. A man bearing a sidearm appears outside President Obama's Aug. 11 town hall meeting in Portsmouth, N.H., under a sign proclaiming, "It is time to water the tree of liberty." …

Written by David Frum on Thursday August 13, 2009

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