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December 2011

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 17, 2011 2 Comments

I'm not going to argue with the owner of this car.  But I think the quote is: "I have a right to nothing which another has a right to take away." -- Thomas Jefferson to Uriah Forrest, 1787. Papers, 12:477. I could be wrong.  Did Jefferson use...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2011 42 Comments

You know I have a big problem with Michele Bachmann making statements which are not supported by facts and then repeating them endlessly. Her campaign is up to much worse in South Carolina, where her local campaign manager has suggested that the Gingrich campaign has paid...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2011 21 Comments

The government is not shutting down at midnight.  So here's some more stuff: Incandescent light bulb ban not banned, but not really going into effect. Rich Lowry, Applying while Asian.  Commenter LukeHandCool made a similar point on the Tip Line earlier this month. Newt has hired one of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2011 25 Comments

Michele Bachmann pretty much ended Tim Pawlenty's campaign. Bachman attacked Pawlenty relentlessly and took the Iowa straw poll, causing Pawlenty (foolishly, in hindsight) to withdraw.  In so doing, Bachmann eliminated the person who was the most viable not-Romney establishment candidate, a former Governor with a good, conservative record...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2011 18 Comments

How disgusting and politically corrupt is the Washington Post?  This disgusting and politically corrupt (h/t Ed Morrissey). WaPo runs this headline, FBI considered a sting aimed at Newt Gingrich in 1997, accompanied by an ominous super-close up of Gingrich: Sounds pretty bad.  Even if not charged, Newt must...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2011 15 Comments

You will like this. Netanyahu to ‘New York Times’: Take a hike (h/t @allahpundit): Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is refusing to pen an op-ed piece for The New  York Times, signaling the degree to which he is fed up with the influential  newspaper’s editorial policy on Israel. In a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2011 9 Comments

In case you missed it last night, the full video is available at Sheya. Tweets of the Night are here, and my quick post-game analysis here. Here are some highlights: Newt on Pipeline and "Zany" Michelle Bachmann v. Ron Paul on Iran Newt on Courts More to follow [note -...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2011 10 Comments

Governor Scott Walker is facing a massive recall effort mounted by national unions and Democrats looking to take out a leading Republican.  It appears that enough signatures have been gathered to force a recall election in the spring. Walker will win if Wisconsin voters have a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2011 42 Comments

End game analysis:  Hard to assess.  Both Newt and Romney had tough segments, Newt's earlier in the night, Romney towards end.  Newt had most highlight moments.  Perry fine, but not a real presence, not asked many questions.  Santorum very good.  Bachmann tough, but she doesn't...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2011 16 Comments

I'll be covering the debate tonight starting at 9 p.m. Eastern.  It will not be a "Live Event" but rather, me giving commentary as it goes, probably at the breaks as I have done for several other debates. In the meantime: Newt is sliding in the polls,...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on December 15, 2011 13 Comments

Note:  This is the first Guest Post by Bryan Jacoutot, a law student at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, GA.: Although the November 9th Republican Presidential Debate in Michigan is now over a month passed, one critical line said by Newt Gingrich is still at the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2011 3 Comments

I have posted many times before about David Cicilline, former Mayor of Providence who hid the city's financial problems during the 2010 election, and ran a scare grandma campaign, allowing him a relatively (for Rhode Island) narrow win over John Loughlin in my home RI-01...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2011 44 Comments

We should defer to the judgment of people who run a cover like this? National Review is off the rails and off its rocker.  And plenty of their writers are having a good laugh about it on Twitter today. Related:  The making of an anti-Romney...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2011 11 Comments

I don't think Newt really has any choice but to stay positive.  Deep down I think it's what people want, and in any event, he doesn't have the money to flood the airwaves in Iowa that way Paul and Romney's SuperPAC are doing. My worry? Positive may...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2011 5 Comments

For something that is pretty funny (h/t windbag in the Tip Line) "NEWT GINGRICH" — a Bad Lip Reading Soundbite - watch more funny videos ...

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