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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2009 0 Comments

I have been compared to a Jedi Master, the second highest rank, but I think that is overstating things by far. The question is, who is the Grand Master of newbie bloggers?Is it he who writes the Rules, he without whom there would be no...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2009 1 Comment

Professor Glenn Reynolds, of Instapundit fame but writing for Forbes, focuses on changing the way we view and treat "old" age as one of the keys to solving the social security problem:But even much more modest progress--extending healthy middle age from 60 to, say, 80--would...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2009 0 Comments

Rule 2 - it's nice to be nice to the nice -- is alive and well in Shreveport:So, blogoverse, let me clarify my silly previous post and just say that Legal Insurrection is the greatest blog I've ever seen. It is full of insightful commentary...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2009 7 Comments

While the Obama administration considers pulling back on continuing to develop technology to provide a missile shield for Europe and beyond, the Iranians have made important developments in missile technology. This is not coming from Chas Freeman's dreaded Israel lobby, but from a Russian military...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2009 5 Comments

Oh how I have suffered for this blog. Psychiatric deviations. Loss of any semblance of spare time. Marital stress:She said: Are you on the blog again?He said: No.She said: Liar.He said: I just got on.Believe it or not, there was a strategy here. Neither an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2009 5 Comments

Based upon my identification of Blogger Mood Disorder, SiteMeter Envy, and Sitemeterenfraude, I have been appointed "blogospheric neologian":I'm going to have to ask blogospheric neologian William Jacobson what to call it when the Professor [Glenn Reynolds] sends me traffic via a carom shot off a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2009 1 Comment

Camille Paglia, Obama supporter, observes:"President Obama should yank the reins and get his staff's noses out of slash-and-burn petty politics. His own dignity and prestige are on the line. If he wants a second term, he needs to project a calmer perspective about the eternal...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2009 5 Comments

Adding to the disrespect shown visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the Brits are upset once again because the U.S. Department of Treasury is not answering their phone calls on preparations for the upcoming G20 Summit:The head of the civil service, Sir Gus [O'Donnell] said...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2009 3 Comments

Obama's new Taliban policy explained:We will bring the people watching the execution into the government because they are moderate, but not the person firing the weapon, because he is not moderate.Unfortunately, the Taliban disagree that there are any moderates among them:"This does not require any...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2009 2 Comments

The Politico has an article detailing the Obama administration's targeting of Congressman Eric Cantor. According to the article, Obama's political advisers are coordinating a campaign in the media and through unions "to introduce him to voters before he can introduce himself."In other words, the President...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2009 3 Comments

It seems that almost everyday I learn more and more about blogging disorders. I really didn't know what I was getting into when I started; I wish someone had warned me.Early on, I self-diagnosed Blogger Mood Disorder ("a condition in which one's mood swings up...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2009 0 Comments

What to Do About John C. Yoo? That is the question posed in a Wall Street Journal Law Blog post. The post is quite fair and balanced; after all, it's not a NY Times post. But the post does discuss a front-page NY Times article...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2009 4 Comments

I saw the photo (right) of Obama over at And So It Goes In Shreveport blog under the headline Time for a Nap. The post concerns the concerns of Obama aides that Obama is not getting enough sleep. While I never had seen that photo before,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2009 2 Comments

Slow news day. So I'll get to something really important, American Idol. My favorite is Jasmine Murray, from Mississippi. OK, she is not the most likely to win, but she is an undiscovered talent whose abilities have not yet come through.I first heard Jasmine sing...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 08, 2009 0 Comments

President Barack Obama's proposal to give up the missile shield program for Russia's help on halting Iran's nuclear weapons program ended badly. The Russians rejected any link. Obama then denied there ever was a link.I have a better idea. Let's propose that we give up...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 08, 2009 4 Comments

I was at a party last night when a total stranger struck up a conversation with me. He didn't know who I was, or that I had a blog. The crowd was mixed (by political persuasion), so there was no reason for this person to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 08, 2009 3 Comments

The full set of comparisons and calculations in hundred dollar bill stacks are here. Keep your eye on the little guy (in this picture) in the lower left, as you work your way up to one trillion dollars:(h/t Mr. Mike)...

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