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December 2011

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2011 17 Comments

I noted the other day Romney’s emerging secrecy problem, including the refusal to release income tax returns even if he becomes the nominee. This is a break with standard practice for nominees, and creates a no win situation in which Romney makes his income and taxes...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2011 33 Comments

John Hinderaker of Power Line Blog wrote an endorsement of Mitt Romney on Tuesday.  It was about as good an endorsement as I have seen, but kept coming back to one theme, electability. I don't think we can judge electability just yet because no one really has challenged...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2011 9 Comments

The worst Bumper Sticker of the Year competition was almost as tough as the Best Bumper Sticker of the Year competition.  Thanks again to those who made nominations. Not surprisingly, it was dominated by various forms of Derangement Syndrome. 1st Place - "Tea Party" sounds so much nicer...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2011 28 Comments

I'm trying to make this an Iowa free day, which given the polls coming out today probably is a good thing: 'Drive to kidnap IDF soldiers up since Schalit deal' - Hmmmm, trading 1000 for 1 is a motivator.  Who whoulda thunk it. New York Times Staffers Express...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2011 13 Comments

Operation Counterweight has started.  We need people in the House and Senate who are not afraid to fight. In many states and districts, it will be easy.  In others it will be hard. We are going to have to win a couple of hard ones in order to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2011 10 Comments

Via Orlando Sentinel: Former U.S. Rep. Alan Graysonis reporting today that he already has raised more than $500,000 in the final quarter of 2011 — a big haul that should boost efforts by the Orlando Democrat to return to Congress...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2011 4 Comments

The choice for Best Bumper Sticker of the Year was a tough one. I appreciate the nominations from readers. My choice came down to which bumper sticker most concisely and vividly reflected my mood and the mood of Legal Insurrection readers. Here are the results: 1st Place - "Actually, No...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2011 47 Comments

Rick Perry has filed a lawsuit over his exclusion from the Virginia ballot. His website link to the pleading is overloaded, so I don't know the specifics, updates to follow. Update:  The link keeps freezing but I managed to download the Complaint, here it is. (added) I claim...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2011 12 Comments

Both Newt's campaign (first video below) and a pro-Newt SuperPAC have hit the airwaves in Iowa with positive ads. Meanwhile, I assume that the massive Romney SuperPAC ad buy will be hitting the airwaves in Iowa at the same time. There is no question that the negative...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2011 16 Comments

I have focused on Ben Nelson, and the Cornhusker Kickback, repeatedly.  The big question was whether Nelson would run for reelection, with the Democrats hoping he would as the best chance of keeping the seat. It turns out he is retiring, via Politico: Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2011 24 Comments

Mitt Romney has an emerging secrecy problem.  For someone whose primary claim to the nomination is that he has nothing to hide, he sure acts like he has something to hide. First, there was the cleansing of Massachusetts state records from his time as Governor, including the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2011 12 Comments

Have you noticed, the hot topic this election cycle is to dig into internet archives and find something someone said which appears to contradict what the person says now.  It's not a new phenomenon, but it has taken on gargantuan proportions this cycle. The latest is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2011 24 Comments

It's hard to think of a more absurd argument than the one that Virginia's ballot hurdles did everyone a favor (via OTB) by telling us who had the organization to win: Virginia, then, has done the nation a service. It has winnowed the Republican field in advance of,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2011 2 Comments

Thanks to reader Teri, who writes: I enjoy your blog and appreciate your support for Newt. I have decided that Newt is currently our best choice as well. I was out shopping yesterday and found myself behind this white van in Richland, Washington. The driver might have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 26, 2011 14 Comments

Relatively quiet, but what is going on is vomitous: Romney campaign is bragging about inevitability, and pointing out what we all know, via NY Mag (h/t HotAir): “Who would’ve thought that Romney would get to this point without having a crapload of negative ads dropped on his...

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