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Entries from December 2008

Where Bush Was Right

David Frum wrote on December 31st, 2008 at 7:38 am

Both candidates ran against him. But on a few issues they’d do well to follow W. more

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We Need An Elected Senate

David Frum wrote on December 27th, 2008 at 7:39 am

The Conservative Party’s Senate reforms have gone nowhere, but the Canadian Senate’s members should compete for a popular mandate in order to govern. more

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George W. Bush, The Uniter

David Frum wrote on December 24th, 2008 at 7:41 am

Whatever his critics may think of the way George Bush came into office, he is leaving in the spirit he promised eight years ago: a uniter, not a divider. more

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George Bush Wages One Last Campaign

David Frum wrote on December 20th, 2008 at 7:41 am

George W. Bush is fighting his last campaign. At issue: no office, but Bush’s future reputation. more

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We are moving toward a closer entanglement of business, finance and government than anything the United States has known since the end of World War II. We are moving toward a closer entanglement of business, finance and government than anything the United States has known since the end of World War II. more

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Euro Breakdown?

David Frum wrote on December 13th, 2008 at 7:55 am

Punch “end of the American era” into your search engine and watch the hits mount up. Eager anticipation of America’s financial doom, however, dangerously distracts us from a more imminent and ominous threat to the global economy: the risk of a breakdown in the euro. more

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No Exit From Bailout Politics

David Frum wrote on December 11th, 2008 at 7:56 am

The federal government is taking ownership stakes in big banks and financial companies. Those stakes are likely soon to be joined by partial ownership of the automobile companies—and who knows what else? Entry into this new commitment is easy, but exit will be hard. more

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For Its Own Survival, Harper Government Will Have To Feel The Pain

David Frum wrote on December 6th, 2008 at 7:49 am

Stéphane Dion’s bid for unelected power has collapsed, Parliament is prorogued, and the Conservatives will remain the government for now. But the position of Canada’s Conservatives has suddenly become much more precarious. more

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Hillary’s Putsch

David Frum wrote on December 4th, 2008 at 7:48 am

It’s time for Democrats to bring down the curtain on the Hillary Clinton story. more

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Only The Losers Will Survive Ottawa’s Game Of Competitive Suicide

David Frum wrote on December 1st, 2008 at 7:58 am

What is going on in Ottawa is a game of competitive suicide. Whoever “wins” this parliamentary power play destroys himself. Only the “losers” will survive. more

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