David Frum
David Frum
David J. Frumis a Canadian-American neoconservative political commentator. A speechwriter for President George W. Bush, Frum later became the author of the first "insider" book about the Bush presidency. He is a senior editor at The Atlantic and also a CNN contributor. He serves on the board of directors of the Republican Jewish Coalition, the British think tank Policy Exchange, the anti-drug policy group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, and as vice chairman and an associate fellow of the R Street...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
CountryUnited States of America
This moment calls for leadership from Republican senators who should go to the White House and tell it that this nomination will not work and should be withdrawn.
The Bush administration since 9/11 has been again and again fighting to escape gravity, fighting to escape the weight of the way things have always been done. Things are now coming to a decision point, and we'll know soon.
Compared to, say, a prime minister of England, a president has actually astonishingly few legal powers. A prime minister of England can take England to war all by himself. He doesn't have to have a vote in Parliament, nothing. The President of the United States has to get a Declaration of War.
Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us and now we're discovering we work for Fox.
It's reaching out. But the Supreme Court is exactly the place where the president should draw the line.
I don't think there is a single member who thinks she deserves this nomination. And I don't think there is a single Republican who would be sorry if she were to withdraw.
I knew first-hand why, for all her virtues as a human being, she would be inadequate both ideologically and in terms of qualifications for this job.