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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 01, 2012 48 Comments
The impossibility of changing the liberal bias in the mainstream media is almost a daily topic here. Reader Brian sent this email with some pertinent thoughts on the topic, which I thought I’d pass along: I’ve had your blog in my RSS feed for awhile...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2012 29 Comments
Someone’s in trouble: Newark N.J. Mayor Cory Booker (D) expressed reserve about the Obama campaign’s Bain strategy against Mitt Romney, telling “Meet The Press” viewers on Sunday that he was “uncomfortable” with the line of attacks. “This kind of stuff is nauseating to me on...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2012 25 Comments
I’m a little late to this (as in 1.75 hours, which is like forever in internet time), so h/t to Ed Driscoll standing in for Prof. Reynolds at Instapundit, and dmacleo in the Tip Line. Drip. Drip. Drip. The Boston Globe: A second law school, the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 51 Comments
Is this really happening again?  Is Mitt Romney refusing, even assuming he is the nominee which looks likely, to release any more tax returns? Romney released his 2010 return and projections for 2011 only after a disastrous couple of weeks of refusing to do so.  I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2012 78 Comments
The Washington Post has awarded The King of Bain four Pinnochios, much as it awarded four Pinnochios to a Romney SuperPAC ad which devastated Newt in Iowa.  Romney’s response at the time basically was, who me? The King of Bain is a mini-documentary created by a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2012 61 Comments
John Sununu pretty much threatened Sheldon Adelson, who is funding a pro-Newt SuperPAC running ads about Bain, with retribution (emphasis mine): This went under the radar in the crush of primary day activity yesterday, but former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu — who has been...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2011 5 Comments
The narrative is being set.  Mitt Romney will be the nominee because all other candidate are faltering, and cannot hold up. Who is setting this narrative?  In addition to the usual suspects, add Politico, as in this post by Alexander Burns: Conservatives don’t like him....

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 09, 2011 11 Comments
As I mentioned yesterday, Ying Ma came back to Cornell last night to present her take on “Chinese state capitalism.” I took notes on the presentation: Basic overview: In the 1990s, China had an acrimonious relationship w. US. Politicians and commentators were constantly complaining about...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2010 22 Comments
Nothing would surprise me anymore. Some are expecting an “August Surprise” in which Democrats would propose that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac write off hundreds of billions in mortgage debt owed by people who are under water (i.e., they owe more than the house is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2010 16 Comments
Scott Brown didn’t see the forest for the trees in deciding to support Chris Dodd and Barney Frank’s financial reform legislation. Although Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins went along also, they did so only after Brown made his announcement. If Brown had come out strongly...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 23, 2010 5 Comments
The pharmaceutical industry is under attack by the Obama administration and Democrats for supposedly obscene profits. Despite the industry’s support for Democratic health care efforts, reached last spring in exchange for certain protections, Obama continues to demonize the industry. Obama’s new plan, rolled out yesterday,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 29, 2009 25 Comments
It would be very easy to fall into a depression over Arlen Specter switching political parties, giving Democrats a likely filibuster-proof Senate majority. The result will be that Obama will be able to push through much of his agenda without meaningful debate. Not that I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2009 4 Comments
I have been waiting for this day, when one of the demonized executives at a bank or insurance company would tell Congress to “take this job and shove it.” The person singing this song today is Jake DeSantis, an executive vice president of the American...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 19, 2009 0 Comments
Note: Cuomo’s Press Release and The Indictment Are Posted Below This story is just breaking. Hank Morris, a top confidant of U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, has been indicted for pension fraud for using political connections to steer N.Y. State Pension Fund business for a fee:...
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