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GOP Zombies vs. Dem Vampires

Chris Ladd wrote on December 9th, 2011 at 12:00 am

A statistical study indicates that our pop culture churns out more vampire-related entertainment under Democratic administrations and more zombie stories under Republicans. The implication of the research is that those icons act as archetypes for each party.
Naturally, as a Republican I’m suspicious of “scientists” and the conclusions they draw from their so-called “research.” To determine more

32 Comments Topics: 2012 election, Democrats, Republicans, Vampires, Zombies

I Come Not to Bury Obama But to Praise Him

John Vecchione wrote on October 22nd, 2011 at 5:00 pm

“Vene, Vidi, Mori” Forgive the mangled Latin in both tense and person. Hilary Clinton’s delighted expression yesterday that “We came, We saw, He died,” echoing Caesar, delighted me. It is time for conservatives and Republicans to follow Pete Wehner at Commentary and begin praising Nobel Peace Prize recipient Barack Hussein Obama for his willingness to kill this country’s more

97 Comments Topics: Gaddafi, Obama, Republicans

Republicans Are For Clean Air, Too

Jim DiPeso wrote on October 20th, 2011 at 5:30 pm

Many Republican officeholders and would-be officeholders are telegraphing to voters an either-or message: They can have more jobs or they can have cleaner air. But they can’t have both.
Rhetoric about closing down EPA and removing bureaucrats’ boots off industry’s throat, however, is more about drawing distinctions between Republicans and Democrats rather than taking reasoned positions more

36 Comments Topics: Clean Air, EPA, Republicans

Why I am a Republican

David Frum wrote on October 10th, 2011 at 12:00 pm

A week ago, Tablet magazine ran a profile of me by Michelle Goldberg that remarked “These days the former Bush speechwriter sounds more and more like a Democrat.”
Michelle had in mind items like this blogpost, in which I enumerate the ways the GOP is wrong about the present economic crisis. more

342 Comments Topics: Barack Obama, crime, Monetarism, Racial Preferences, Republicans

How to Fix Obamacare

David Frum wrote on October 5th, 2011 at 1:00 pm

In my column for The Week, I discuss ways in which the Affordable Care Act could be streamlined into a workable solution for health care reform:
If the election were held today, President Obama would probably lose. The Republicans would very likely score gains in the Senate, but probably lose seats in the House – maybe more

108 Comments Topics: Democrats, health care, Obama, Obamacare, Republicans

Boehner Can’t Control his Caucus

Steve Bell wrote on September 22nd, 2011 at 2:10 pm

At some point, Speaker John Boehner was going to have to show the most conservative members of his caucus that he would get work done in the House without them.
Yesterday revealed that day has not yet come. The ramifications of the failure to pass the Continuing Resolution (CR) for FY12 in the House will be more

55 Comments Topics: debt ceiling, GOP Caucus, House GOP, John Boehner, Republicans

Unemployed for a Year. Who Speaks for Me?

Andrew Pavelyev wrote on August 22nd, 2011 at 12:19 pm

I received The Call exactly a year ago at 11:30 a.m. EDT. That was a bit early. For almost nine years I had worked from my home in Charlotte, NC for a small company in California, so calls from the office before noon my time were not frequent. When I heard that my boss, his more

57 Comments Topics: Democrats, great recession, job market, Republicans, unemployment

What Has Perry Done for Hispanics Lately?

Tim Mak wrote on August 17th, 2011 at 12:56 pm

As Governor Rick Perry begins his presidential campaign, Hispanic voters open to the idea of voting Republican are wondering which Rick Perry will show up.
In Texas, Hispanic voters concerned about immigration issues and undocumented immigrants have witnessed two Perrys: the good Perry who signed the Texas DREAM Act, and the bad Perry who aggressively pursued more

59 Comments Topics: DREAM Act, Hispanic voters, Republicans, Rick Perry, Texas

Who To Blame for Defense Cuts?

John Guardiano wrote on August 1st, 2011 at 4:17 pm

Unlike David Frum, I don’t blame the Tea Party for a budget deal that promises, ultimately, to:
(a)   gut the defense budget;
(b)   seriously limit America’s ability to project military power; and
(c)   undermine our national security.
The Tea Party, after all, isn’t interested in cutting the defense budget; it’s interested in containing our crushing debt burden, which is   more

62 Comments Topics: Barack Obama, Bowles-Simpson commission, budget deal, debt, Defense Budget, Heritage Foundation, John McCain, Military Power, national security, Republicans

Too Soon Old, Too Late Wise

David Frum wrote on August 1st, 2011 at 12:16 am

I wish my defense hawk friends at the American Enterprise Institute and the Weekly Standard had discerned before it was too late that a budget framework that calls for: (1) no additional revenues and (2) big cuts in discretionary spending, is not a hospitable climate for a robust defense budget.
The cut-taxes-forever faction of the Republican more

32 Comments Topics: American Enterprise Institute, debt ceiling, Democrats, Obama, Republicans, revenues, spending, tea party, Weekly Standard

Boehner’s New Plan – Even Deader

Fred Bauer wrote on July 29th, 2011 at 3:46 pm

A few thoughts on the implications of Boehner adding a “Balanced Budget Amendment” to his debt-ceiling bill (which would now require that Congress pass a BBA before a second debt-ceiling increase could take place early in 2012):
Adding the BBA makes the bill very likely to pass the House. more

75 Comments Topics: Balanced Budget Amendment, Bob Corker, Congress, debt ceiling, default, Democrats, John Boehner, Republicans, Senate, tea party

Boehner is in Danger of Losing Caucus Control

Steve Bell wrote on July 27th, 2011 at 9:54 am

Reports from the Hill indicate that House Speaker John Boehner and his staff are “re-writing” the Speaker’s plan to pass an extension of the looming debt ceiling. That announcement, coupled with the serious objections of many in the House GOP caucus when the plan was first announced, reveals that the more

16 Comments Topics: debt ceiling, House, John Boehner, Republicans, Senate

Obama: “Make Your Voices Heard”

David Frum wrote on July 26th, 2011 at 8:15 am

President Obama last night appealed to supporters to make their voices heard, to pressure Congress to raise the debt ceiling.
The demand he emphasized most: that any deal extend the administration enough credit to get past the next election.
Odd priority, no? You might have expected that this liberal Democratic president’s red line would be the protection more

114 Comments Topics: Congress, debt ceiling, Democrats, election, Obama, Republicans, social spending

Jim DeMint’s Nation-Wrecking Fantasy

David Frum wrote on July 21st, 2011 at 2:35 pm

NRO has a report on the Republican members of Congress willing to force default in order to get a Senate vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment.
In the Senate, DeMint is also counting noses, hoping to stir an eleventh-hour movement. Conservative voters, he says, will lose faith in the party if it more

38 Comments Topics: Congress, Gang of Six, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch, Rand Paul, Republicans, Senate, Tom Coburn

Boehner Shows Leadership in Debt Negotiations

Eli Lehrer wrote on July 11th, 2011 at 10:57 am

Boehner’s acknowledgement that a smaller debt deal makes sense seems to allow a path to avoid default and lets the GOP make the best of the politically disastrous decision to play with the debt limit. more

120 Comments Topics: debt, deficit, John Boehner, Republicans

What to Watch in the Debt Negotiations

Noah Kristula-Green wrote on July 7th, 2011 at 1:06 pm

Here are the things to watch as the news about the debt negotiations comes out today. more

4 Comments Topics: debt ceiling, Democrats, Jim DeMint, John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Olympia Snow, President Obama, Republicans, revenue, Social Security, tax cuts

Default Will Extract a Political Price from the GOP

David Frum wrote on July 5th, 2011 at 10:57 am

Republicans in Congress need to understand that there will be a political price to them, not only to the president, if they force the United States into a default. more

38 Comments Topics: debt ceiling, Debt Crisi, default, Republicans

Did New York’s Marriage Vote Change Anything?

Ron Hill wrote on June 28th, 2011 at 3:55 pm

For all the hype surrounding New York’s vote to legalize same-sex marriage, gay couples will still be denied many legal rights. more

28 Comments Topics: gay marriage, new york legislation, Republicans, same-sex marriage

Low Tax States Don’t Equal High Job States

Harry Graver wrote on June 27th, 2011 at 7:14 pm

As one explores the common threads among states with improving economies, current Republican rhetoric, with its heavy emphasis on tax policy, may cloud the issue. more

31 Comments Topics: Economic Recovery, job creation, Labor Department, Republicans, states, tax cuts, unemployment

Same-Sex Marriage: A Dissenting Opinion

John Vecchione wrote on June 27th, 2011 at 6:45 pm

Same-sex marriage is the equivalent of the government mandating that two plus two equals five. Those who continue to say it equals four will be punished. more

62 Comments Topics: gay rights, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State, Republicans, same-sex marriage

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