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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 21, 2009 0 Comments
This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: I almost had forgotten about Jesse Jackson. But he’s still out there, and still the master race card player: “We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill,”...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 21, 2009 7 Comments
I’ve spent some time going through Harry Reid’s 2,074 page health care restructuring bill. If you read the dozens of prior posts regarding prior versions, you pretty much know the story. There are many good analyses of the tax and other aspects, so read up....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2009 5 Comments
The internet is on fire due to the heat generated by the e-mails hacked from a British climate institute, “allegedly” showing that some scientists, in order to justify their grant money, may have phonied-up some global climate numbers. I refuse to join the bandwagon alerting...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2009 2 Comments
Latest tracking poll from Rasmussen shows Obama at -14% on the strongly approve/strongly disapprove index. Look at the chart, and it shows a steady rise in negatives and steady fall in positives, for month after month since the Democrats rolled out their health care plans....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2009 4 Comments
Harry Reid wants a Saturday night vote to open debate in the Senate on Reid’s 2,074 page attempt to restructure the health care system. What will the Senator then do? Actually start debate? No, they will leave for the Thanksgiving break. So what’s the hurry?...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2009 1 Comment
Chuck Schumer defends Obama’s decision to try 9/11 subjects in civilian court in lower Manhattan. But Schumer was against it (via HotAir and Washington Times) in 2001, using words which explained the lack of logic to a civilian trial for the planners of the 9/11...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2009 8 Comments
Tom Coburn (R-Ok) may request, as is his right under Senate Rules, that the entire 2,027 page Harry Reid health care restructuring bill be read out loud on the floor of the Senate prior to debate: A little quick math shows that at a minute...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2009 1 Comment
There is one number about which Harry Reid and the Democrats almost never talk: 255 million. That is the number of Americans who have health insurance, according to the September 2009 Report released by the Census Bureau (at page 20). The vast majority of those...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2009 2 Comments
It is clear that Democrats, who opposed shock and awe on the actual battlefield, find it a useful tactic in the health care debate. Last night, Harry Reid released the 2,074 page bill he created in secret, and he wants to start debate immediately. If...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2009 14 Comments
Harry Reid and his Democratic band of friends want to impose a 5% excise tax on all elective cosmetic surgeries (those which are not needed to repair deformaties or injuries caused by an accident or disfiguring disease). It’s all in Section 9017 of Harry Reid’s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2009 3 Comments
The Newsweek cover of Sarah Palin in fitness clothing is becoming the teachable moment of the year. Because liberal women are beginning — just beginning — to acknowledge that liberals of both genders are so driven by hatred of Sarah Palin that their worst instincts...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2009 4 Comments
TBogg, who blogs at Firedoglake, doesn’t want to miss an excuse to take a dig at Trig Palin, Sarah Palin’s son who was born with Down Syndrome. The excuse this time is the Newsweek cover showing what even Media Matters calls a sexist portrayal of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2009 4 Comments
As anyone who reads this blog knows, I am not a fan of Media Matters. All too often, Media Matters spends way too much time staring at videos of the latest O’Reilly show or speech by a Republican politician, or listening to every syllable uttered...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2009 0 Comments
Any day (minute, hour?) Harry Reid will release his health care restructuring plan. If reports are true, Reid plans to start debate as soon as he can get the necessary votes, and have the Senate work Saturdays until Reid gets his up or down vote...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2009 11 Comments
The Huffington Post has removed the impostor who was using “Legal Insurrection” to post comments at HuffPo, as detailed in my prior post, Why Is Someone Impersonating Me? People impersonating others is a real problem on the internet, and should give caution to anyone who...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2009 2 Comments
At least Andrew Sullivan is honest that the main purpose of a civilian trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is not obtaining a conviction of KSM. A conviction could be obtained more efficiently and just as fairly in a military tribunal. As I posted earlier, the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2009 9 Comments
See Update below——————————————- Politico is one of the class acts in internet news to which I link frequently, and Ben Smith is a justifiably respected commentator at Politico. Which is why it pains me to have to point out that yesterday Smith unfairly smeared Robert...
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