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
David Frum quotes about
Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us, and now we are discovering we work for Fox
I am really and truly frightened by the collapse of support for the Republican Party by the young and the educated.
As thrilling as it was, speechwriting is ultimately frustrating for someone who wants to be a writer.
A presidential speech is always the work of many hands.
The elite isn't leading anymore. It's trapped.
If right and left are competing to be the biggest victim, who is competing to be the government?
Look, the media are trapped by changes in the technology and business of their industry.
Maybe it's true that people with less extreme views who are also interested in public affairs have been driven out by a marketplace that doesn't offer them anything of the tone they want to listen to.
My view on candidates on money is unless it's proven that the donor stole the money, the campaign keeps the money.
People need to understand that in Washington, the process is the punishment.
People who watch a lot of Fox come away knowing a lot less about important world events.
To balance China, the democracies will need new friends -- and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate.
Today's Republican party is too beholden to factions generally.
We have every reason to fear that the president's support among conservatives will decline. I don't think it will drop radically, but I think all the indicators are ... that conservatives are really unhappy about this. And if his numbers among conservatives go down, his overall ratings will drop. He's already at a dangerously low level.