The Democrats have announced plans to use a procedural step called “the self-executing rule” or the “deem and pass” to shepherd the healthcare bill through the House before the end of the week. But what does deem and pass” actually involve?  more

A new FrumForum survey conducted at a Tea Party protest Tuesday found Tea Partiers to be much more pessimistic than average Americans with vastly different perceptions of the problems facing the country.  more

In today’s first GOP California gubernatorial debate, candidates Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner both tried to make the case that they were best qualified to turn around the state’s struggling economy.  more

UPDATED: Despite only entering the race in January, Tom Campbell’s campaign has already raised $1 million in his bid to win the GOP senatorial primary in California. But while he has caught up with his opponents, his fundraising has dropped significantly since his opponents began criticizing his record on Israel.  more

Sharp words were exchanged when conservative writer Michelle Malkin called into Glenn Beck’s radio show to rebuke him for hosting disgraced former Representative Eric Massa (D-NY) on his show.  more

While the founders of the new webzine Alternative Right argue that they are promoting cutting-edge new conservative ideas, their work is just a rehash of the same sexist and racist ideologies driven from the conservative movement decades ago.  more

FF Liveblog: The focus of Friday afternoon’s on-radio debate between the three California GOP Senate candidates centered on America’s foreign relations, with Tom Campbell arguing that his opponents had unfairly painted him as anti-Israel.  more

FF LiveBlog: As part of his book tour, Mitt Romney addressed the National Press Club today in Washington, D.C. During the Q&A, he argued that the tea partiers were a positive development for the GOP.   more

Much of the reporting on yesterday’s RNC finance presentation leak focused on how the GOP is planning to exploit a fear of socialism to drive up donor dollars. But the real story missed is how successful the RNC’s fundraising efforts have been under the chairmanship of Michael Steele.  more

California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman unleashed a barrage of negative campaign ads against her opponent Steve Poizner this afternoon — despite the fact that she is the clear front runner.  more

Scott Brown has received a great deal of criticism from conservative circles for his vote in favor of the Democratic jobs bill. But the sense of betrayal amongst some of his supporters is overblown. Brown was never the Tea Party darling that many made him out to be.  more

Congressional Republicans should realize the dangers of obstruction in the lead-up to tomorrow’s healthcare summit. According to a new CNN poll, only 31% think the GOP is doing enough to work with President Obama.  more

A new center-right think-tank is launching into the partisan-torn D.C. political scene. Helmed by Republican bigwigs — including Norm Coleman, Jeb Bush, and Tom Ridge — the American Action Project promises to reach out to moderate conservatives and independents.  more

In his speech closing out CPAC 2010, Glenn Beck argued against the Obama administration’s economic policies and warned that the worst was yet to come.  more

The Conservative Political Action Conference wrapped up on Saturday evening with a chalk-waving rant by Glenn Beck. But not everything at CPAC over the last three days was so bizarre – in fact, there were a lot of promising signs.  more

In this year’s CPAC straw poll, Ron Paul was the favorite 2012 Presidential candidate, with Mitt Romney falling in second.  more

In his speech at CPAC today, Newt Gingrich’s attempts to reach out to principled moderates may have been overshadowed by his aggressive conservative rhetoric.  more

Before a packed crowd at CPAC, Ann Coulter didn’t deliver a speech so much as a stand-up routine with many crass one-liners.  more

Rubio’s speech was conservative candy, with something for social conservatives, fiscal conservatives and foreign policy hawks.  more

Yesterday evening, with great urgency, the official Tea Party send out an important email to their supporters.  more