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January 2013

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2013 19 Comments

A kiss, via Ynet News: Two Iranian officials could be facing trouble after being caught on camera as they shared a kiss in an elevator. Footage captured by a security camera and broadcast by Sky News Arabia showed Iranian Higher Education Minister Kamran Daneshjoo and Azadeh Ardakani,...

Posted by A.F. Branco on January 23, 2013 16 Comments

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Posted by Joel Engel on January 23, 2013 33 Comments

These are tough times for those of us who actually kinda, you know, liked America the way it was pre-2009 and didn’t fancy seeing it fundamentally transformed, as President Obama promised.  Alas, he’s kept his promise. Professor Jacobson has been steadfast in refusing to capitulate. I have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2013 66 Comments

Real life got in the way of me watching Hillary. I've seen a couple of video clips. Like this one via Hot Air: And this one via Gateway Pundit: But what did I miss? Update -- Via The Shark Tank: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2013 9 Comments

It's no secret that Obama doesn't like Bibi Netanyahu, and the feeling seems to be mutual.  It's been a virtual warfare of insults since Bibi took Obama to school on the 1967 borders: and then got a more rousing welcome in Congress than Obama ever has,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2013 4 Comments

From Sandy, spotted on a car with Virginia plates: Meant to send these to you earlier, saw the sticker on a car in a local parking lot (post election, during the holidays). Sums my belief precisely. Stay strong, keep the faith. Fire in the Hole ! ...

Posted by Joel Engel on January 22, 2013 12 Comments

As soon as the president began his inaugural address yesterday with a nod to the Constitution, I actually said aloud, “Uh-oh.” Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2013 6 Comments

Update:  Looks like Bibi Netanyahu will be selected to put together a government, but is not in as strong a position as expected just weeks ago.  Carl in Jerusalem has all the details and live updates. Carl also updates on something I touched on below, Breaking:...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2013 35 Comments

While he puts the usual liberal spin on it, Greg Sargent at WaPo is correct that Obama sees his path forward as overwhelming Republicans.  Sargent writes: Yesterday, President Obama used his Inaugural Address to lay out an expansive case for progressive governance, one rooted in the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2013 22 Comments

in a blue county in Ohio.  Could this be to 2014 what Obamacare was to 2010, an issue which cuts across party lines outside of the big cities? From Kathryn: Thought you might be interested in a couple photos from the very blue Lucas County, Ohio, gun...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2013 16 Comments

Text here In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2013 8 Comments

I have pointed out before how In RI, Public Sector Unions Are The State and how behind almost every Democratic politician there stands a union. So the latest news is not surprising.  Via ProJo, Laborers' union again gives two R.I. Senate leaders six-figure compensation: Annual reports showing the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2013 48 Comments

No need to watch Obama's inaugural speech. Text is here. Same old, same old straw men, platitudes, and ode to big government and collectivism: Through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society’s ills can...

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