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Why, Really, Is Donald Trump on a Birther Tour?
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsIs he for real? Donald Trump, who appears at times to be flirting with the idea of a 2012 presidential run, is taking an enthusiastic spin around the block with the birther movement, demanding to see President Barack Obama's birth certificate and claiming that the president may have been born outside the United States. And no one seems to be quite sure why. The Donald's birther media tour began on ABC's "The View" last week, when the New York real estate tycoon turned reality TV star questioned Obama's citizenship. "Why doesn't he show his birth certificate?" Trump asked, echoing a fringe ...
Opinion: 6 Unexpected Arizona Shooting Commentaries
By John Merline - AOL NewsAs night follows day, the terrible tragedy in Arizona that involved the near fatal shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., unleashed a flood of partisan attacks. Many on the left quickly tried to use the Tucson massacre -- which left six dead -- as an opportunity to attack heated political rhetoric on the right. Those on the right countered that no connection had been made between conservative talk and the actions of the accused shooter, Jared Loughner, adding that the left has hardly been blameless when it comes to violent political imagery. (Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin ...
Opinion: The Right Kind of Elitism
By Michael Medved - AOL NewsIt's healthy, even natural, for Americans to feel populist resentment against elites that base their status on inherited wealth and family connections. But it's toxic, misguided and profoundly stupid to focus public hostility on leaders who achieved their positions through education, diligence and ability. Recent sniping between Sarah Palin and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Charles Krauthammer highlights the crucial distinction between rebellious attitudes that attack unfairly arrogated power and privilege and a trendy neo-populism that attacks brains. When Krauthammer dared to suggest ...
'No Labels' Wants to Deliver on Public's Cry for Change, but Will It Work?
By Linda Killian - Politics DailyNEW YORK – At the rollout for No Labels at Columbia University on Monday, one of the group's founders called the event "our little Woodstock of democracy." But the well- organized event, with its national media coverage, roster of top political names like New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, and media heavyweights like David Gergen and Joe Scarborough, felt like anything but Woodstock. No Labels may be a protest movement of sorts (if you are the tea party or MoveOn.org or even the Republican or Democratic parties) but it's not exactly a radical idea the group is ...
Has Obama's Health Care Win Driven Conservatives Crazy?
By David Corn - Politics DailyNot all progressives have been enthusiastic about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul from a policy perspective. It cedes a lot of control to private insurance companies; there is no public option. But they have at least one good reason to love the package: it has driven conservatives crazy. Case in Point No. 1: Thomas Sowell. He's a prominent conservative intellectual, with an impressive right-wing pedigree. He's currently the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He has taught at UCLA, Amherst, Brandeis, and Cornell. He's written ...
David Frum Attacks Me (Now I Can Die a Happy Man)
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThe debate over the heart and soul of conservatism continues, and the latest skirmish is apparently between neoconservative David Frum and yours truly. Frum, it seems, was offended by my recent comments about conservatism on Bloggingheads, an online talk show where bloggers debate the issues of the day. My intent was to respond to an e-mailer, who had asked me my definition of what constitutes a conservative. Interestingly, I don't think I even mentioned Frum in this particular segment, though I have certainly mentioned him in the past. For those unfamiliar with Bloggingheads, it should be ...
GOP's Crist Endorsements Anger Conservatives
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThere has long been tension between Republican leaders and movement conservatives, but efforts to elect Republicans in 2010 are doing nothing to bring the sides together.When Senator Arlen Specter switched parties, several prominent Republican leaders immediately urged Governor Tom Ridge, a Republican moderate, to run. It seems they weren't content to support the more conservative former Congressman Pat Toomey -- who was already in the race. Even now, many Republicans are searching for a moderate who is capable of winning the primary. Despite polling that shows him competitive -- and the fact ...
Top 10 Most Annoying Republicans
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAll this talk about Sen. Arlen Specter's defection -- and the instant karma that ensued -- got me fantasizing about other Republicans who ought to follow him out the door. The following list is by no means comprehensive -- and I do reserve the right to amend it -- but for now, these are the 10 Republicans who annoy me most ... 1. Kathleen Parker - If you've heard of Kathleen Parker, it is probably because of her now-famous early criticisms of Sarah Palin. The defining column came in September 2008, when she condescendingly wrote: "Only Palin can save McCain, her party, and the country she ...
David Frum Says the Unthinkable: Rush Limbaugh is Wrong
By David Knowles - Politics DailyWriting in Newsweek, conservative thinker and former Bush speech writer David Frum lays out the straight-forward case as to why Rush Limbaugh is, pure and simple, political "kryptonite":And for the leader of the Republicans? A man [Limbaugh] who is aggressive and bombastic, cutting and sarcastic, dismisses the concerned citizens in network news focus groups as "losers." With his private plane and cigars, his history of drug dependency and his personal bulk, not to mention his tangled marital history, Rush is a walking stereotype of self-indulgence--exactly the image that Barack Obama most ...
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