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Think tanks do have points of view, and they are absolutely entitled to defend them. David Frum

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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. David Frum

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I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment. David Frum

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My mother cared more about how you reasoned than about the conclusions you reached. David Frum

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My mom was truly an iconic figure, a great journalist and a pioneering woman who died at 54 of cancer without ever having revealed to viewers that she was ill. David Frum

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The thing that sustains a strong Fox network is the thing that undermines a strong Republican party. David Frum

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A presidential speech is always the work of many hands. David Frum

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I always believed as a speechwriter that if you could persuade the president to commit himself to certain words, he would feel himself committed to the ideas that underlay those words. David Frum

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As thrilling as it was, speechwriting is ultimately frustrating for someone who wants to be a writer. David Frum

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In journalism I can only tell what happened. In fiction, I can show it. David Frum

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There is no right to work in a think tank, and these are very privileged positions. David Frum

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A generation ago, or two, when there were three channels, plus PBS, and when you needed - when you needed 15 million people to make a living, the media could focus on the broad country. And most people had no choice about getting political information. It was there at 6:30 whether you wanted it or not. David Frum

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America under 30 is a more non-whites place than America over 60. And we know that non-whites and whites vote differently. David Frum

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Today's Republican party is too beholden to factions generally. David Frum

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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. David Frum

Republicans have to move to a point of greater unity. David Frum

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When he hung up on Nancy Reagan, that's when he crossed his final threshold. David Gergen

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But the debt limit obviously is something that needs to and will be passed. That is not inconsistent with a process and a belief that we have to get significant deficit reduction. David Plouffe

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My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news for America is, leaders in both parties, the president, believe that we have to have significant deficit reduction. So the intent is there. And I think what America is going to demand is that our leaders come together. David Plouffe

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Now, the president would like to do tax reform, which would obviously lower rates for most people in America and make the tax code fair and get rid of loopholes and special treatment. But absent tax reform, the president believes the right way to get our fiscal house in order is ask the wealthy to pay their fair share. David Plouffe

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It's really a question of fairness and what kind of country we're going to live in. There are 22,000 people making over $1 million. They're paying an effective tax rate in the teens. As Warren Buffett said, he pays less in taxes effectively than his secretary does. That's not right. David Plouffe

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