David Frum's Blog, page 55

How to Persuade Minority Voters: Show Up and Listen

The RNC's message of outreach is being anticipated and acted on by one Republican member of Congress, New Mexico's Steve Pearce.

Does Obama Actually Have a Red Line on Syria?

Syria has been driving up to and over President Obama's red lines for months now.

Israel Welcomes President Obama

This is a real video, and it's sort of amazing:

Find The Thing You're Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights And Weekends For The Rest Of Your Life

Sadly, this Onion article is spot-on and brutally accuratefor most people, or so I'd guess.

The Heroes of Iraq

The Free Beacon's Katherine Miller lists eight examples of heroism in Iraq. Here's one:

Big Brother: Read My Texts, Maybe?

In an Orwellian fashion, law enforcement groups have called for Congress to mandate all SMS messages be recorded and kept on file by wireless companies. This would be one of the editions to the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act, currently under review by Congress.

Why Shouldn't Illegal Immigrants Have to Pay Back Taxes?

National Review's Katrina Trinko reports Rand Paul saying an epically silly quote about not requiring illegal immigrants to pay back taxes:

Was the Iraq War Worth It?

Hussein Ibish andPratik Chouguledebatethe question at the Huffington Post.

Michele Bachmann, Shockingly, Gets Food Stamps All Wrong

The Washington Post's Glen Kessler sorts through this very Michele Bachmanny Michele Bachmann quote from CPAC:

You Can't Yell 'Bingo' Around a Bunch of Old People and Not Expect to Be Arrested

“Just like you can’t run into a theater and yell ‘fire’ when it’s not on fire, you can’t run into a crowded bingo hall and yell ‘bingo’ when there isn’t one." -