Author: David Gerstman

David Gerstman

David Gerstman blogged as Soccer Dad from 2003 to 2010. Formerly a computer programmer, he is now a blogger for The Israel Project's The Tower blog.

Mideast Media Sampler 02/22/2013

Posted by David Gerstman on February 22, 2013 7 Comments

WAJ Note -- As mentioned yesterday, David produces an almost daily Mideast Media Sampler newsletter, which we will be running at LI. It is a great way to keep up with media reports about the Middle East. --------- 1) One last Hagel post In the Hagel Pinata, Marc Ambinder...

How I stopped worrying and learned to love the sequester

Posted by David Gerstman on February 22, 2013 11 Comments

A recent Washington Post editorial, The blame game over sequestration concludes: Meanwhile, Mr. Obama seems content to warn of dire cutbacks in everything from naval operations to firefighters and to accuse the GOP of risking them to protect the wealthy. The Republicans denounce the sequester as Mr. Obama’s brainchild (though...

I said, “Hi.” She said, “Yeah, I guess I am.”

Posted by David Gerstman on February 21, 2013 22 Comments

The "Hi" in the title should clue you in, this is my welcome post. I'm David, the newest blogger at Legal Insurrection. For those who don't know me, I used to blog as Soccer Dad. After I retired from blogging at the end of 2010, Prof Jacobson...