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February 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2012 65 Comments

Endgame analysis:  No question Newt won, but no single huge moment that is likely to shift the polls dramatically (or fundamentally).  Just a consistent strong performance, that's the pretty uniform assessment from relatively neutral people I'm following on Twitter.  Really bad night for Santorum, off...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2012 20 Comments

The last best hope of mankind tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern. In the meantime: They tried to redistrict away Michele Bachmann, but she's fighting on.  And yes, despite everything, I support having her in Congress.  Her congressional campaign website is here. "we liked Matt Drudge a lot more...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2012 58 Comments

Last Friday, I posted that if it came down to a choice between Romney and Santorum, "I'd have to think about it" because "[m]ost of all, I find [Santorum] to be the least scrutinized of the candidates so far." That post was taken as being "anti-Santorum," but it...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2012 15 Comments

The long suffering people of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations elected Linc Chafee Governor in 2010, on the Independent line. When Chafee was a Republican Senator, he was ranked as the No. 1 RINO by Human Events.  Chafee lost his reelection bid in 2006 to Sheldon Whitehouse. In 2010, Chafee...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2012 8 Comments

As readers know, I've been critical of the Reform Jewish movement, and the seemingly obsessive support of Democrats and Obama, with the most left elements aligning themselves with groups hostile to Israel under the guise of "balance." Yet the threats facing Israel now are so great that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2012 37 Comments

The consistency with which Ron Paul comes to the assistance of Romney has been clear since the fall debates, and Paul almost never has a harsh word to say about Romney. Paul's media staff put together some of the most vicious and effective ads, but always against...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2012 23 Comments

Some of my renowned "quick, newsy bits and links" of which I am so proud: Supreme Court ready to throw out affirmative action?  NY Times is worried, and at least one conservative thinks it's lining up as a distinct possibility. Prop. 8 backers seek 9th Circuit en...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2012 19 Comments

A PBS documentary about which supporters of Bill are not happy: Monica Lewinsky has attempted to keep a low-profile after her role in President Bill Clinton's impeachment scandal made her name the butt of many late-night jokes. But she's likely to become a topic of discussion...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2012 10 Comments

That would be the result of a successful recall of Gov. Scott Walker. From Heritage Foundation via CharlieSykes: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2012 50 Comments

Being the mainstream media means making birth control an election issue, then wondering aloud why birth control is an election issue. Disingenuous Tweet of the Day: The tweet links to an article titled Birth control as election issue? Why? The issue of birth control has suddenly become an obsession...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2012 16 Comments

Obama has a Jewish problem because of his administration's Israel policy.  I don't think the Jewish problem is a great as some recent polling suggests, but there does seem to be movement. From the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and anti-Israeli forces in Egypt and throughout the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2012 11 Comments

done that, on a smaller scale.  Didn't work out that well. Spotted in a car rear window in Ithaca not far from my house: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2012 37 Comments

thaaaat leads, to: This apology.  When do I get mine? And the award for the Most Underrated Blog Post of 2012 goes to ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2012 5 Comments

Blogger Gina Cobb passed away at the end of last year, as announced in this January 21, 2012, blog post from her family: It is with tremendous sadness and sorrow that the family announces the recent passing of Gina Cobb. She departed very peacefully to her heavenly...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2012 32 Comments

If only Obama could get over 50%, he'd have a lock on re-election: Update:  Remember, because of the implicit marginal rate, people in this category face huge financial disincentives to earning more money....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2012 63 Comments

"Chink in the armor" is a non-racial idiom, not a single word, denoting: A vulnerable area, as in Putting things off to the last minute is the chink in Pat's armor and is bound to get her in trouble one day . This term relies on chink ...

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