‘Heretic’ David Frum Slams ‘Pretend Information’ Ruling GOP Politics

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by Glynnis MacNicol | 10:42 am, March 30th, 2010

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It may turn out that penning his controversial ‘Waterloo’ column was the best decision David Frum ever made, despite the fact it may have gotten him fired from his $100,000/year AEI job…or maybe because of it. Frum has certainly been making the media rounds since the column, essentially saying the GOP has signed it’s own death sentence with their lack of participation on HCR, hit the wires.

Last night Frum popped up on Larry King Live, along with Scott McClellan and John Avalon. King, not lately known for his, um, hardcore interview style, nevertheless managed to get a few interesting gems out of Frum. First question: Are you a heretic? Answer: No, I don’t think so.

Frum goes on:

At exactly this moment we have to use our heads, we have to keep our heads about us. And there is a mood of emotionalism, of reliance on pretend information that is absolutely detrimental to effective politics. And what we’re hearing right now from a lot of people are fantasies, delusions, things that can’t work, and that means that opens the way for an easy run of Democratic and Liberal success.

Emphasis mine. I’m going to assume that was a not-so-subtle reference to Sarah Palin and her death panel, repeal, politics. Whether this meme will catch on to the party at large remains to be seen. But Frum is certainly putting his best media foot forward. Also, it would seem Frum and AEI have mended fences. Video below.

CNN, David Frum, Health Care Reform, larry king, Sarah Palin, The State of Politics

m

David Frum is probably one of the most intellectually honest Republicans I know. I wish there was more like him.

Pretty much the single reason I don’t vote GOP is because of its consistent strain anti-intellectualism, which Frum shows doesn’t have to be the case; I mean, I’d be fine voting for good arguments of reducing government waste, more efficient governing, privatization and freer markets – but the Sarah Palin-crap that’s taken over the party (and has sorta been in the GOP strain for quite a while) just bugs the hell out of me.
Fidoohki

Probably does M. I mean you can’t have ‘Dem-lite’ anymore. Now people will actually
have a clear choice on political philosiphies. It doesn’t garuntee GOP victory but it
will go a long way to deciding the true future of the country.
hatehavingtodothis

As long as the GOP feels the need to pander to a demographic that doesn’t allow them to budge on some socially conservative issues, they’ll have to continue pandering to an anti-intellectual crowd. Which is a shame. Because I really could vote for Republicans a lot more easily if they just… got over a few things.
Fidoohki

hatehavingtodothis says:
March 30, 2010 at 11:50 am

Things take time sadly. It’ll happen.
Olby Sucks

Sarah Palin “took over” the party? When did this happen?
m

Nah, Sarah Palin is just the embodiment of a cancer that’s been in the GOP for at least over a decade. She’s a product of the system. In many ways I can’t blame her for it.
nnnjake

This is another one of the reasons why the Dems will in 2010.

http://mundwiller.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-democrats-will-win-in-2010.html