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August 2010

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 11 Comments

NY Times:As schools handed out pink slips to teachers this spring, states made a beeline to Washington to plead for money for their ravaged education budgets. But now that the federal government has come through with $10 billion, some of the nation’s biggest school districts...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 8 Comments

At Reid campaign headquarters, the dozens of mudslinging campaign staffers must feel like the walls are closing in on them.A new Rasmussen poll shows Sharron Angle leading by 2 points if "leaners" are included, and tied without leaners.Reid stuck his foot in his base's mouth...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 2 Comments

Mama Grizzlies are not the only ones:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGDKC7OKFlQ?fs=1](h/t @Israellycool)-------------------------------------------- Related Post:Mama Grizzlies Are Friends of Mine, and You're No Mama Grizzlies Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 3 Comments

Rasmussen (h/t HotAir) now shows Sharron Angle tied with Harry Reid:The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state shows Democratic Senator Harry Reid and his Republican challenger Sharron Angle tied with 47% of the vote each. Five percent (5%) prefer some...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 1 Comment

Ed Driscoll (h/t Instapundit) has put together a list of Harry Reid's Top 10 most disastrous quotes.While a Top 10 list is hard for Reid, I might have included the following:Reid comparing opponents of Obamacare to those who opposed abolition of slavery.Reid calling for an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 2 Comments

The New York Times has a pretty fair article by Adam Nagourney about Sharron Angle, after a pretty fair interview.Sure, I could nitpick some of the characterizations in the article, but it really was pretty fair. None of the John Ralston Geraldo-like grandstanding, or usual...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 9 Comments

There really isn't much more to say that hasn't already been said about this video by Emily's List attacking Sarah Palin.Put aside, as Ed Morrissey points out, that the facts in the video are not facts; or as Ace points out, "[i]f Sarah Palin's so...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 17, 2010 9 Comments

Looks like Republican opposition researchers finally are getting their act together in countering the Reid campaign machine, as they unearthed video of Harry Reid forcefully arguing against birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens in 1993.I posted extensively on Reid's non-apology apology the other day.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqyeb-5ZfEc?fs=1]Update:...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 17, 2010 9 Comments

Will they now start calling Harry Reid an "extremist"?Greg Sargent, who never met a Sharron Angle rumor he couldn't spread: "Reid basically threw the whole Dem caucus under the bus." [Insert All-Purpose Democratic Party Quote here]Steve Benen, who never lets "extremist" get separated in a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2010 6 Comments

The Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has granted a stay pending an expedited appeal of the District Court Order which held that California Prop. 8 violated the U.S. Constitution. The Court specifically ordered the supporters of Prop. 8 to brief if they had...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2010 2 Comments

Really doesn't matter what the topic is, about whom you are posting, or whether you agree with the substantive policy position or not.Just insert at random into blog posts on almost any topic, and it will work like a charm: "This just makes the Dems...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2010 8 Comments

to write about today, because I don't want to be the 8,245th person to opine on the mosque, again and again. I'm pretty sure that somewhere along the way in his journey through various positions, Obama stopped at my position before moving on, although I'm...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2010 16 Comments

On Friday, August 13, I ran a post Coffee Party Grows Cold, highlighting a post on the Coffee Party's website titled Reversing the Coffee Party's decline about how the Coffee Party was in decline.On Saturday night, August 14, Instapundit kindly linked to my post, which...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2010 3 Comments

Amy Gardner, writing in The Washington Post's Post Politics column, has a very fair -- and revealing -- article on Harry Reid's attack machine, and its distorted portrayals of Sharron Angle:All summer long, Reid's small army of young, eager staffers has bombarded Nevada voters with...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2010 8 Comments

Robert Gibbs used the term the "Professional Left" in attacking left-wing critics of Obama.I like the term. It carries with it a sense that opposition to Obama from the left does not primarily come from bloggers in underwear sitting in their parents' basements.Some 1st Tier...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 14, 2010 5 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: I would like to think we have hit rock bottom when The New York Times launches a major research project and runs a feature article decrying the underrepresentation...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 14, 2010 4 Comments

How could I not post this?I love how she emphasized the "de" in deranged. The nutroots are not just deranged, they are "de-ranged."In all seriousness. she makes a good point. What was the point again? Oh yeah, the left blogosphere is deranged.At least she didn't...

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