Compare and Contrast

Here's the clip of Gerald Ford's famous gaffe from the 1976 presidential debate, in which he denies that the Soviets "dominate" Eastern Europe. It's pretty bad. But notice that Ford is struggling to make an intelligent and important point: what he wants to say is that the US does …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday November 10, 2011

Bumbling Joe

"When he rises to speak, he does not know what he will say. As he speaks, he does not know what he is saying. When he sits down again, he does not know what he has said." That old House of Commons joke about a certain kind of garrulous parliamentarian applies to America's own Joe Biden. CNN …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 25, 2011