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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 23, 2010 5 Comments

Reid: 'Men, when they're out of work, tend to become abusive'I wonder if he had anyone in particular in mind?--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Harry Reid, Card SharkHarry Reid Plays Every "ism" CardGreatest Sentence Ever (feat. H. Reid)Follow me on Twitter and Facebook...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2010 21 Comments

I have to hand it to team Obama. They do not give up on Obama's goal of remaking the health care system into the image that Obama wants.Even if Obama doesn't get everything he wants, if either of the current House or Senate versions passes,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 05, 2010 12 Comments

Hissy fit alert. The left-wing blogs are screaming in perfect harmony about bad, bad, bad Richard Shelby of Alabama (R-of course), who put a hold on the entire government.That's not quite clear at this point, it appears that Shelby used a longstanding Senate mechanism to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2010 12 Comments

Hot off the presses: After Scott Brown's victory, the only thing that could top this would be for Nancy Pelosi to announce that she doesn't have the votes in the House to pass Harrycare. Hey, you can't take away my dreams.Update: OMG, dreams really do...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2010 17 Comments

Scott Brown's Money Bomb is today. The special election is a week from tomorrow.If you've read this blog, you know that there is a chance of victory for Brown if he keeps surging. But he needs money to do that. A Scott Brown victory may...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2010 6 Comments

Want to know how misinformed and bewildered the American feminist movement is on the state of the Democratic Party?Check out this post at HuffPo by blogger Amy Siskind, calling on Martha Coakley to change her position on backing the health care bill since the bill...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2010 22 Comments

In case you have not heard, the Democrats have come up with a plan to nullify temporarily the Massachusetts voters in the Senate special election on January 19, if Scott Brown wins.As reported by the Boston Herald, interim Senator Paul Kirk is on record that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2010 15 Comments

Dear Jane,You and I do not have many political agreements, but one thing we agree upon is that the Senate health care bill must be defeated. I have my reasons, and you have yours.One thing we agree upon is that the mandate is an abomination....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2009 6 Comments

Harry Reid got his 60 votes earlier this morning. Some initial thoughts:The mainstream media is going to go back into campaign mode, to see that some form of Harry-Nancy-Obama-care, or is it Obama-Nancy-Harry-care, gets passed. The NY Times already is on the case pressing the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2009 63 Comments

I was in the car most of the day, so I haven't had a chance to post on the Ben Nelson sellout. So here are some initial thoughts:Yes, it is that bad. The Democrats are about to put in place the legislative, regulatory and bureaucratic...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2009 3 Comments

Saturday morning Harry Reid unveils, we think, The Real Bill. They're even wheeling snowmobiling in Robert Byrd for the votes on procedural issues so that Reid can move The Real Bill forward as an amendment to the current version. Since the amendment will have to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2009 2 Comments

I have to hand it to Harry Reid. He may be on the verge of pulling off the ultimate card play.Reid managed to get everyone excited and fearful through a whispering campaign about a last-minute "compromise" to expand Medicare, even though we can't pay for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 14, 2009 2 Comments

John Hawkins has an interesting post regarding a conversation he had with a Senate staffer on the chances of Obama-Pelosi-Reid-care passing this year (not likely) or in January (50/50):John: But still, it's looking grim right?Senate Aide X: They are in much worse shape now than...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2009 3 Comments

Well, we can't have Senators being forthright with their colleagues face-to-face. That is worthy of this headline:No, what we need is more sniveling backstabbing and double-talk.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter and Facebook...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2009 2 Comments

Obama down 19 points in the Rasmussen strongly approve/strongly disapprove poll just released: H/t Moonbattery, which notes: The approval index stands at an astounding -28 among the independents who were temporarily duped into electing him.Obamunists did say that their messiah would unite us. At this...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2009 2 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Although I commented on this incident earlier, it warrants bringing out the videotape, for Harry Reid's now classic card play, in which Reid compared those who oppose his health...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 10, 2009 3 Comments

Harry Reid needs more than a weekend off. Perhaps we should, in the national interest, schedule a series of fundraisers for Reid running through the end of the year.I say this because scheduling a fundraiser for Reid appears to be the only way to get...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2009 2 Comments

In recent days Democrats started floating the idea of a "Medicare Buy-In" proposal, and as of last night, there appears to be a deal, although the details are not fully known. I addressed the lack of merits in a prior post.What is critical is that...

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