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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 04, 2009 5 Comments
The “I’m not a doctor, I just play one on TV” analogy moved into the political sphere long ago, most recently when a faux doctor appeared at a town hall run by Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Now we have something of a reverse analogy,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 07, 2009 1 Comment
The big economic news of the day is that the unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of one percent. The Obama administration is hailing this as the start of a turnaround and a sign that the stimulus spending is working, something of the end of the beginning...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 22, 2009 3 Comments
“The time for talk is over.” That sentence should be the new slogan of the Obama administration. Forget “Change We Can Believe In” or “Yes We Can.” Those were yesterday’s slogans, when Obama wanted but did not yet have power. The time for talk was...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 20, 2009 3 Comments
In some New York City public schools, parents can chip in together to hire teaching assistants to help out: For years, top Manhattan public schools have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from parents to independently hire assistants to help teachers with reading, writing, tying...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2009 2 Comments
The Drudge Report links today to a Craigslist-San Francisco ad (right) by the Fund for the Public Interest, Inc. (formerly known as the Fund for Public Interest Research, Inc., referred to as The Fund), seeking people willing to help the “CAMPAIGN TO FIX THE HIGH...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2009 9 Comments
Want to laugh out loud? Read “Barack Obama, Deficit-Slayer” by Matthew Yglesias: As the economy recovers, tax revenues will rise, social safety net outlays will fall, and stimulus measures will begin to tamp down. If we can assume further growth in 2011, the complete expiry...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2009 4 Comments
Annonyblogging-Gate keeps going, with new posts by Jonah Goldberg and others at Memeorandum. One blog post that hasn’t received enough attention, though, is by Simon Owens at Bloggasm, who actually has spoken with both Ed Whelan and Publius. Are bloggers allowed to speak to people...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2009 5 Comments
Three card monte is a scam in which the sucker is led to believe he is following the winning card, when in fact the skillful dealer has distracted the sucker into following the wrong card. The sucker never wins. Right now, everyone’s focus is on...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2009 4 Comments
“There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.” So it is said. We now have reached stage three of the Sotomayor debate, because we are into statistical analysis of her opinions and dissents. First, some backdrop on statistics as relates to Supreme Court nominees. During the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 16, 2009 2 Comments
I attended the Tea Party in Corning, NY, yesterday. There was a good crowd in this relatively small town in western upstate NY (several hours from NY City), several hundred in total. Corning is home to Corning glass and Steuben glass. The entire region has...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2009 0 Comments
Pawtucket, RI, is just north of Providence. Pawtucket (pronounced “p-tuk–et” to those in the know) is an old mill town which has huge economic problems (as does the entire State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations). So what should the federal government do to help...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 15, 2009 9 Comments
Just a little true anecdote on how the “rich” cutting back is hurting the “not rich.” My wife went to a hair salon last Friday. The salon is located on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island, near Brown University. This is the premier neighborhood...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2009 6 Comments
Jim Cramer, the television investment personality, has been in the news recently since he criticized Barack Obama’s economic plans as a destroyer of wealth. The petty White House reaction to Cramer has put Cramer on the White House enemies list, along with Rick Santelli and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 28, 2009 0 Comments
The New York Times has run a story on the travails of my home state, Rhode Island. The Times pays homage to the good things about Rhode Island, which is a quirky state with beautiful landscapes and beaches, in which everyone seems to know everyone...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2009 2 Comments
Add Joe Biden to the list of people giving stimulus:

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2009 0 Comments
This must be some sort of plot to undermine Republican opposition to Obama’s stimulus plan. Online marketers of “free government money” get-rich-quick schemes now are targeting Republicans: Where did I find this? Through a Google Ad over at Finkelblog. Seems like Mark’s audience must have...
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