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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2011 33 Comments
Sheriff Clarence Dupnik of Tucson, Arizona, has become the spokesman for blaming right-wing “vitriol” for the shooting by deranged gunman Jared Lee Loughner.  Dupnik made national fame last spring when he announced that he would refuse to enforce the new Arizona immigration law and for...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 09, 2011 11 Comments
There was a recent article in the WSJ by Amy Chua detailing the superiority of Chinese mothers. “[The author was] using the term “Chinese mother” loosely. [As s]ome Korean, Indian, Jamaican, Irish and Ghanaian parents qualify too.” Basically, being a Chinese mother entails never letting...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2011 7 Comments
Why do I torture myself like this?  I have warned you, but I don’t take my own advice.  Damn Operation Demoralize, it’s like the wreck at the side of the road and I can’t drive by without looking. It’s been fewer than three full business days, and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2011 24 Comments
Bill Kristol has floated the idea of a Paul Ryan – Marco Rubio ticket in 2012: Having just returned from the e21 and Manhattan Institute-sponsored Conversation with Paul Ryan (very ably conducted by Paul Gigot)–and having seen Marco Rubio speak recently as well, I’ll just...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2011 0 Comments
One of the deals worked out in the lame duck session was the confirmation of 19 judicial nominees without action on four controversial nominees, including Goodwin Liu and John J. “Jack” McConnell. As reported by AP (h/t Senatus): President Barack Obama on Wednesday resubmitted a batch...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2011 8 Comments
The State of Ithaca, NY, has been the subject of multiple posts here, reflecting on what it is like living in “10 Square Miles Surrounded By Reality.” One question I frequently hear is, “Is there a Tea Party in Ithaca?” The answer is, yes there is,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2011 6 Comments
What do you think? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiD_EVNQRiI?fs=1] The happiest person in the room?  Mitch McConnell. ——————————————–Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2011 10 Comments
Ms. Speaker, tear down that nameplate: Here is an image of the doorway in happier (for Pelosi) days. ——————————————–Related Posts:Bumper Stickers – The Series Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 11 Comments
More dumbed-down talk about the Constitution from Tea Parties liberal columnists, this time Amanda Terkel (formerly of Think Progress) writing at HuffPo with the headline: Scalia: Women Don’t Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination Gee, Scalia must hate women. Except that the headline is a good example...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 02, 2011 11 Comments
There are many cheap tricks used against bloggers. Perhaps the most common is to attribute the views expressed in comments to the blogger.  The problem there is that the nature of a comment section is to give people other than the blogger the chance to express an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 02, 2011 6 Comments
The video Fiddler on the Roof – You Got Served Trailer Mash-Up was part of a student film editing project.  He should get an A+: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W7umbazJFM?fs=1] (h/t Israel Matzav) ——————————————–Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 02, 2011 7 Comments
“Generational Theft” is a term frequently used to describe the Democrats purchase of current entitlements and payouts to politically connected groups using borrowed money.  The consequences of these type of actions can be seen in Europe, where the younger generation is left hopeless. I focused on...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 01, 2011 8 Comments
New Yorkers are always a hard bunch to please, but after this week’s freak blizzard (can we stop calling them freak blizzards now that they happen on the regular?) has landed New York City (and 2012 flirt) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D/R/Ind/2012) in hot water. Almost...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2010 16 Comments
I gave you my “predictions” for 2011 yesterday. I would not classify the following as predictions unless they come true, in which case I am a genius.  Here are some things I’m looking at in the coming year (list to be updated throughout the day). There...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2010 8 Comments
That is a name I had not heard in decades. When I studied in the Soviet Union many of the East European students loved the group Boney M and were surprised that none of the Americans in our group had heard of it.  To them,...
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