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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 27, 2011 15 Comments
I know, you want to finish the sentence “can live without ’em.” So those of you who have preconceived notions that lawyers have it one up on the rest of you, and for no good reason, will find confirmation of sorts in this interview by...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 27, 2011 9 Comments
I do not think you listened to the State of the Union Address very carefully.  How do I know that you were not listening carefully? Well, I bet you thought Obama said that one of the benefits of the New START Treaty would be that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2011 15 Comments
Mark Tapscott at The Washington Examiner posted yesterday Why Mike Pence Should Run For President. A Google search reveals that there are a number of others also urging Pence to run. Pence has a self-imposed end of January deadline to decide.  So before he opts...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 26, 2011 2 Comments
I found two great pieces on the State of the Union address last night (I read the leaked version but didn’t bother finding a TV to watch): “State of the Union speeches are typically unimpressive and unmemorable. Last night’s address by President Obama was in...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 25, 2011 15 Comments
Peter Thiel has been making a splash lately by calling higher education “the next bubble.” In a fairly recent Wall Street Journal article, he went as far as to say “Liberals […] blame our education system, but liberals are the last ones to fix it,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2011 7 Comments
I like Tim Pawlenty as a potential Republican nominee, although I still do not know enough about him or who else is running to say whether I would support him.  The comments from readers on Pawlenty were very informative. But I don’t think this helps:...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2011 6 Comments
I heard Supreme Court Justice Antonin “Nino” Scalia talk many years ago at a function in Rhode Island held by the Justinian Law Society.  If I recall correctly, the topic was the “living Constitution.” Scalia was both brilliant and entertaining.  He is a wonderful speaker,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2011 8 Comments
Thanks to reader Michael for this video, from the producer of Liberal Taxes Explained, Feminism Explained, and Meet The Liberal Elite. ——————————————–Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 24, 2011 12 Comments
The most destructive thug in politics (a rather competitive title), Rahm Emanuel, has experienced a blow to his 2011 plans. It was announced today that he has not met the residency requirements to run for the office of the mayor in Chicago. This is despite...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2011 7 Comments
One of my readers has asked if we will be doing a Live Event (similar to what we did on November 2 and last January for the MA Election) for Tuesday’s State of the Union address. What do you think? (Poll closes at midnight tonight) ——————————————–Follow...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2011 4 Comments
Mike Stopa was a candidate for Congress in the Republican primary in Massachusetts, and a focus of some posts here, including about his plan on how to dismantle Obamacare based on the experience in Massachusetts. Now Mike has written a column for The Boston Globe...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2011 47 Comments
I was going to write a post about Dana Milbank’s attention-seeking column in The Washington Post about how he supposedly is going to stop writing about or even talking about Sarah Palin for the month of February.  The Milbank column really is a window into the mind of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2011 7 Comments
The 8 p.m. time slot is the premier evening news spot on cable.  For Fox News, the slot is held by Bill O’Reilly, who has become the most public face of Fox News. MSNBC is replacing Keith Olbermann in the 8 p.m. slot with Lawrence...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2011 13 Comments
Keith Olbermann is out at MSNBC according to a press release issued by MSNBC: STATEMENT REGARDING KEITH OLBERMANN MSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract. The last broadcast of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” will be this evening. MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2011 4 Comments
The New START Treaty follies continue. As posted here before, in order to obtain Senate ratification, the Obama administration offered certain understandings of disputed language in the Treaty regarding defensive missile systems.  Such interpretations were inconsistent with prior Russian statements as to what the Russians...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2011 3 Comments
Well, why would they, he was no Jack Kennedy or Ronald Reagan: Miss him yet? ——————————————–Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!
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