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March 2013

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2013 6 Comments

A follow up to Kaliforniya. From R: I took this photo in the San Joaquin Valley: As can be seen, it is a farmers' sign attacking politicians who created a legislated agricultural crisis. Further up I-5 I saw a vast dead orchard that I couldn't get a shot...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 20, 2013 18 Comments

The NY Gun law effectively banned the purchase of new pistols because pistols are not generally made to hold 7-round magazines, and even if some manufacturers would produce such magazines for the NY market, it still presented a constitutional problem:  Under the Heller and McDonald...

Posted by 0387erp on March 20, 2013 22 Comments

The University of Virginia expects to incur a $7 million bill from Obamacare’s employer penalties, said Susan Carkeek, the University’s vice president and chief human resources officer. “We’re expecting fairly significant cost implications from the Affordable Care Act that pass on new penalties and charges,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 20, 2013 14 Comments

I sent a similar question via the Contact page at the RNC website. I'll let you know if I hear back. @reinceWhy no mention of conservative bloggers? legalinsurrection.com/2013/03/rnc-re…— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) March 20, 2013 ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 20, 2013 15 Comments

It's not like you didn't see this coming.  Those inane and made-for-YouTube moments, lacking in substance and confusing the gullible media, are the pre-publicity. Anyone familiar with Elizabeth Warren's history knows that she knows how to turn the "rigged" schtick into a buck. (Off topic, there's this...

Posted by Anne Segal on March 20, 2013 9 Comments

Remember when this exchange was overheard by journalists about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? Sarkozy: "I can't stand him. He's a liar." Obama: "You're tired of him -- what about me? I have to deal with him every day." After four years of snubbing Israel's Prime Minister, including grabbing dinner...

Posted by Anne Segal on March 20, 2013 17 Comments

San Francisco city supervisor David Campos is making good on his campaign promise to go after "right-wing extremists," reportedly proposing legislation Tuesday to increase the anti-free speech "bubble zone" around Planned Parenthood to 25 feet. Campos's website describes exactly who he is trying to attack: "right-wing extremists": David...

Posted by David Gerstman on March 20, 2013 3 Comments

The New York Times, the American Council for Judaism and Israel Last year a former New York Times reporter, Neil Lewis wrote a defense of the New York Times' coverage of Israel. (.pdf) Lewis writes of Arthur Hays Sulzberger: Whatever complicated personal themes may have floated in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 20, 2013 9 Comments

From J: A self-admit​ted bedwetting liberal in Charlottes​ville. OK, the bumper sticker is actually for a rainwater falloff service, but I couldn't help but chuckle at the irony. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 19, 2013 20 Comments

Is this really happening. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CNN projects Elizabeth @colbertbuschsc, sister of @stephenathome, wins Dem primary in #SC01 special election. GOP primary too early to call— Robert Yoon (@yoonCNN) March 20, 2013 Not that, this: Per AP, former SC Gov. Mark Sanford has clinched a spot in the GOP runoff....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 19, 2013 43 Comments

The RNC rolled out its 100-page report on what went wrong in 2012 and what could be done better. The report has 39,136 words in it. One word is missing. Tells you everything you need to know. Contrast: with this: Even when the report does mention "social media," it's in the context...

Posted by Anne Segal on March 19, 2013 27 Comments

By a vote of 36 against, 0 in favor, with 19 abstentions, Cyprus lawmakers today rejected a provision that would have made a proposed $8.7 billion bailout contingent upon taking 6.75 percent of the value of all bank deposits. European Member of Parliament Daniel Hannan gave his...

Posted by Anne Segal on March 19, 2013 10 Comments

Dana Loesch, conservative star on the rise and host of The Dana Show, interviewed Republican Paul McKinley (IL-02) at CPAC, concluding at the end of the powerful interview, "go and support this man, he just took us to church." Loesch and McKinley spoke about the need...

Posted by David Gerstman on March 19, 2013 5 Comments

1) Is there any hope left for Mideast honesty in the New York Times A few people have pointed out that I missed an op-ed by Rashid Khalidi, Is Any Hope Left for Mideast Peace? One paragraph really stuck out. Until 1991 most Palestinians, although under Israeli...

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