David Frum's Blog, page 190

DNC Diary: Delegates Boo After God, Jerusalem Added To Platform

Déjà Vu As Delegates Ignored, Formality Forgotten

DNC Diary: Obama Swag On Display In Charlotte

And Other Things

The Euro Misses A Victim

Bulgaria recently announced they will forgo adopting the single Euro currency. This decision was certainly influenced by observing the struggles of other small economies, such as Spain and Greece, when tied to the same currency as Germany. Over at the Worden Report, however, you'll find dismay that Bulgaria dare say "thanks, but no thanks" to this one-way ticket on the Hindenburg.

DNC Diary: Deval Patrick's Missed Opportunity

The winning Tweet from last night belongs to friend of the site Richard Yeselson, who raised the idea: wouldn't Deval Patrick have had a much more killer speech if, as governor of Massachusetts, he had thanked and praised Mitt Romney for Romneycare? That would have been quality entertainment.

Why Rachel Corrie Got Herself Killed

Lee Smith seeks to explain why Rachel Corrie, a 23 year old activist, put herself in harm's way (in 2003) by protesting the demolition of homes in Palestine by the Israeli Defense Force.

Peace At Any Price?

It was recently announced that Colombia’s government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have signed a framework for peace talks, to be held next month in Norway before concluding, curiously, in Havana. Brokering peace with Latin America’s longest-running Marxist insurgency is a rather large order, and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is already being assailed for his wishful thinking by former president Álvaro Uribe, even as Hugo Chavez applauds the decision.

How Do Undecided Voters Really Feel?

Byron York, writing for the Washington Examiner, has sobering news for Obama's prospects in North Carolina.

Obama Won't Cold Shoulder THIS Donor

I think we're going to have to revise that storyline about President Obama's neglect of big donors. George Soros may not be able to get a White House meeting. But Haim Saban - the deep-pocketed Democratic donor who supported Hillary Clinton to the bitter end in 2008 - has an op-ed today in the New York Times endorsing Obama on pro-Israel grounds ... on the very day after the Democratic platform slighted Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

RNC Diary: Xenophobia For Cable, Inclusiveness For Prime-Time

One message loud and clear from this Charlotte convention: the Democrats have a very clear theory of their vulnerabilities and opportunities.

My Plan For Iran: Bugs, Not Bombs

Before answering the question Noah Millman poses me in The American Conservative, I have to note what a very strange question it is: