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Vance Derangement Syndrome Emerges from the Fevered Swamps of Trump Derangement Syndrome

Trump Cuts Talks With Zelensky After Fiery Oval Office Exchange

SCOTUS Refuses To Halt District Court Order That Gov't Pay Two Billion To Foreign Aid Contractors

Newt “goes there” on Obama/Alinsky

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 31 Comments

Ron Paul released a very professionally done hit job on Newt. It's all over at Drudge, HotAir, etc. Not really surprising, since Paul and Newt apparently have some bad blood going far back, and Newt totally embarrassed Paul at the national security debate. While it would...

Just another Wednesday afternoon

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 10 Comments

A lot going on: Herman Cain not dropping out. Allen West says he's become a distraction and should exit. Whether justified or not, the allegations are causing an implosion in New Hampshire. Eric Holder punches up at Daily Caller. Iranians need to stop looting the English Embassy, the...

We need the government…

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 30, 2011 7 Comments

...to protect the poor. Or so my friends have argued. But, time and time again, I see government intervention perverting many means out of poverty. While ineffective foreign aid and protectionism hurt those in the developing world the most, many Americans have had their economic aspirations atrophied by laws all...

“that same unhealthy, irrational need to hurl himself higher onto the slopes of history”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 6 Comments

It's not sufficient for a presidential candidate as Obama has demonstrated, but it is necessary for victory. Here's Nate Silver's take on why Newt is likely to be the last "anti-Romney" (I don't like that term, I prefer "not-Romney" because one doesn't need to be against...

Who cares about duplicate signatures in Wisconsin Recall?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 28 Comments

Apparently not the Governmant Accounting Board according to the McIver Institute (h/t CharlieSykes): The state board overseeing the potential recall election of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker tells the MacIver News Servicethat they will rely upon temporary workers to scrutinize recall petitions and those individuals will not be...

DOJ Launches Antisemitism Investigation at University of California System

U. Cincinnati Claims Offering Prayer for the Disabled is a ‘Microaggression’

Dept. of Agriculture Granted University $600K to Study ‘Menstrual Cycles in Trans Men’

U. Michigan Profs Accuse Trump, Musk of Lawlessness, Anti-Democratic Extremism at Teach-In

Hampshire College to Host Mural Memorial Focused on BLM, Police Brutality, and Social Justice

Bondi Warns American Bar Association To ‘Immediately’ Abandon Diversity Mandates

Remember when Jennifer Rubin said Romneycare rendered Romney all but unelectable?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 20 Comments

Mitt Romney appeared last night for an interview with Brett Baier (video below). Too bad Brett didn't ask Romney why Romney refused to appear before the full panel on Center Seat, like the other candidates have done. My biggest reaction is that it's bizarre that Romney refuses to admit he...

Good morning, sunshine

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 11 Comments

Here's the background via The NY Post: Considering that President Obama has practically made New York his second home between fund-raising, UN visits and “date nights” with the missus, you’d think he’d be a little more sympathetic to beleaguered residents and workers schlepping home on a...

Cпасибо and Dankeschön

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 8 Comments

It could have come to that, but it didn't, and not because of the United Federation of Teachers. Thanks to reader SoCalMike who spotted this bumper sticker in Riverside, CA: ...

Newt: ‘I Call On The President To Repudiate The Concept Of The 99 And The 1′

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 29 Comments

Think Progress thinks it has Newt Gingrich in a gotcha moment, which shows how out of touch Think Progress is. Here's a partial quote and the video below (emphasis by TP): I repudiate, and I call on the President to repudiate, the concept of the 99...

Reconsider Bachmann? No.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 41 Comments

Taking another look at Michele Bachmann is one of the memes being pushed by people unhappy with the Newt/Romney choice in the wake of the likely departure from the race of Herman Cain. Why does Cain dropping out make Bachmann any better than she was? She's still...

Vernon Smith Interview

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 29, 2011 3 Comments

Reason Magazine has a great interview with Vernon Smith, a pioneer in experimental economics. reason: You say you’re a libertarian with a lot of reservations. The experiments you have run and the research you’ve done over the years really argue that institutions create good and bad behavior. Smith: As a libertarian,...

Post hoc justification, Cain edition

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 46 Comments

Via The Hill, and about a thousand other outlets: Herman Cain told members of his staff that he is "reassessing" his decision to remain in the race for the Republican presidential nomination following new allegations that he conducted a 13-year-long affair with an Atlanta businesswoman. "Cain told...

Selective Sermon Memory Disorder

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 4 Comments

Calling Tad Devine. You reopened the door by claiming the Romney campaign was bringing Jeremiah Wright back into play when clearly it was not. Basically, you told people not to think about the pink elephant. Now The Daily Caller has some more video of Obama praising...

American Airlines does what GM and Chrysler should have done

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 13 Comments

Obama saved GM and Chrysler, Obama saved GM and Chrysler. Republicans wanted the companies to die quickly. That's pretty much a central Democratic Party talking point this election cycle. Of course, it's complete nonsense. GM and Chrysler were "saved" by Obama with a bailout to preserve the...

Least Likely Headline of the Day, updated

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 2 Comments

From the archives, Least Likely Headline Of The Day: Talmud Study now Mandatory in South Korea The headline did have to be modified slightly, as the author explained: After receiving a personal thank you letter from the South Korean Embassy in Israel for this blog post, I have...

The one that got away

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 7 Comments

Hey, I know how it feels. Professor, I couldn't take a picture because I was driving 70 miles per hour, but I saw a fantastic sign, printed on the side of an empty semi trailer on HWY 71 just north of Nevada, Missouri: "ARE YOU A PRODUCER OR...

Obligatory Cain Affair Allegations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2011 50 Comments

Although many in the media are using terms like "sexual harassment," the woman appearing on Atlanta TV tonight alleges a consensual 13-year extra-marital affair. Initial details here. Update: More details here. And, here's the video. The only proof she pointed to was relatively recent cell phone records. ...