Froma Harrop
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They led us to the cliff but can’t make us jumpNov 16, 2012 4:00 am - The Tea Party now has its own news site. Based at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, the Tea Party News Network describes itself as “the only trusted news source.” It foc...
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Polls that make no senseNov 13, 2012 4:00 am - Here’s a question from a recent national exit poll: “Which is closer to your view? Government should do more. (Or) government is doing too much.” More voters said “too m...
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Republicans need to take their party backNov 08, 2012 11:10 am - Americans wanted to keep the country they know, and said so Tuesday. Now it’s time for responsible Republicans to take their party back from the fringe that loses them e...
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The Romney myth about helping DetroitNov 03, 2012 10:59 am - Of Mitt Romney’s many costume changes, the new Superman outfit portraying him as the would-be savior of the American auto industry wins for most imaginative. Understood:...
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‘Access’ to birth control doesn’t countOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - Mitt Romney is running ads explaining that he does not object to birth control. But no one questions his stance that women should have, as the ads say, “access” to contr...
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The weird political war between the generationsOct 21, 2012 5:00 am - A weird war between the generations is growing, and the Republican candidates are the mongers. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan both accuse President Obama of taking money out ...
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Leave the driving to itOct 12, 2012 9:22 am - Driverless cars are on the horizon, and we can all start feeling ancient now. The youngest among us will remember the days when we had to keep our hands on the steering ...
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Mitt’s master act not beloved by allOct 09, 2012 5:00 am - It can’t be by accident that Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs made the Sunday talk-show rounds using the word “masterful” to describe Mitt Romney’s performance at the...
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At the House of Kennedy, Arnold shrugsOct 05, 2012 5:00 am - Leslie Stahl’s face evinces shock as Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about cheating on his wife, Maria Kennedy Shriver, on a CBS “60 Minutes” interview. The former bodybuild...
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In politics, hate can backfireOct 04, 2012 5:00 am - Republicans were supposed to have an easy time of it in North Dakota’s U.S. Senate race. The multi-term Democrat, Kent Conrad, wasn’t running for re-election, and this r...