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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 12, 2009 10 Comments
On the controversy surrounding Miss California’s statement at the Miss USA pageant that she believes marriage should be between a man and a woman, Donald Trump embarrassed those in Hollywood and the left-wing blogosphere who tried to portray her answer as hate speech or bigoted....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 11, 2009 13 Comments
A tongue-in-cheek look at MSNBC’s fawning coverage of Barack Obama’s image control at a burger joint, that’s enough to send some on the Left into full-blown attack mode. At least Kraft Foods has a sense of humor, as it has issued a formal letter requesting...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2009 9 Comments
Nancy Pelosi reportedly has been one of the best Speakers of the House, if the standard is keeping members in line. Lasting power, however, requires more than an up vote on a particular piece of legislation. Being a powerful Speaker requires someone who has credibility...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2009 0 Comments
NY Times links to and quotes from my post on potential Supreme Court replacement for David Souter: William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection seems to agree that while sexual orientation may not be a big deal, previous support of gay marriage is a red flag.Elena Kagan...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2009 47 Comments
My two posts on the televised Obama/Biden burger joint visit and Obama’s request for Dijon mustard, MSNBC Hides Obama’s Dijon Mustard (aka Dijongate) and Thou Shall Not Mock Obama’s Mustard, generated enormous reaction. Neither of these posts was about mustard as such, but rather, the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2009 96 Comments
My post the other day, MSNBC Hides Obama’s Dijon Mustard (aka Dijongate), has hit a nerve unlike anything else I have written. The post concerned the lunch trip of Obama and Biden to a burger shop to get a “Hell Burger.” I accept that this...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2009 28 Comments
Matthew Yglesias is one of the best-known left-wing bloggers who does not hesitate to attack anyone he considers to be bigoted (under very expansive and political definitions). Yglesias blogs at Think Progress, a blog run by the Center for American Progress. Think Progress, much like...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2009 9 Comments
You’ve been a bad boy, Arlen Specter. After all we did for you; making you Chair of the Judiciary Committee when we had the majority, and minority leader of the committee when we were in the minority. Supporting you against Pat Toomey five years ago....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2009 7 Comments
I think it’s time for the Blogospheric Neologian to coin a new political phrase: Specterenfreude The pleasure derived from watching Arlen Specter do unto Democrats that which Specter did unto Republicans. In the course of his first week as a Democrat Specter voted against the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2009 110 Comments
MSNBC, Obama’s favorite network, reported on Obama’s trip with Joe Biden to get a burger. Just two wild and crazy guys out for some red meat. Andrea Mitchell (does she have nothing else to do?) reported that Obama ordered a burger and mustard. Sounds like...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2009 0 Comments
For the past several Supreme Court nominations, the hot issue has been abortion. Whether a nominee supported Roe v. Wade was the litmus test, both for conservatives and liberals. Predictably, nominees shied away from opining on whether they would vote to uphold either the outcome...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2009 3 Comments
The Ransom of Red Chief is a short story written by O. Henry in the early 1900’s about a child kidnapped for ransom in a small town by two criminals. But the criminals did not know what they were getting into, as the exuberantly mischievous...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2009 2 Comments
The Obama administration has been bipolar. When it comes to economic issues, Obama is in the process of attempting to fulfill the left-wing’s wildest dreams of nationalized health care, government control over the most minute details of the economy, and redistribution of wealth through tax...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 01, 2009 1 Comment
The guessing game as to who is on the short list of potential nominees for David Souter’s spot on the Supreme Court has begun. Many of the names are understandable because of their experience and credentials, regardless of whether one would support them: Elena Kagan,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 30, 2009 25 Comments
News is breaking that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is retiring. There will be a fight over his replacement, for sure. And Arlen Specter switching may have given Republicans a trump card to block an unacceptable replacement. Everyone, including me, has been blogging about how...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 30, 2009 0 Comments
I was critical of Senator Susan Collins of Maine for her support of Obama’s stimulus plan. But Collins did not deserve to be charged with contributing to the possible swine flu pandemic, which is a charge leveled against her and spread throughout the internet and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 29, 2009 8 Comments
UPDATE: Alan Colmes e-mailed me to indicate he meant no offense, and said “C’mon Professor, we’re BOTH blowhards.” Well, that may be going a bit too far, but thanks for the note. I take back what all those people said about him. —————————————————-I am still...
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