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What if everything we have been told about Mitt Romney’s electability is wrong, Part 3

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 39 Comments

I have been almost alone in asking What if everything we have been told about Mitt Romney's electablility is wrong? Among the points I have made is that current polling is not a reliable indicator because Romney has not faced the volume of attacks ads and hostility from the...

“the ethos of Legal Insurrection is much more subtle”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 34 Comments

Commenter Taxpayer1234 mentioned yesterday that s/he had written a graduate school paper on conservative political blogs, and s/he was kind enough to forward it to me. Three blogs were the focus of the paper, Legal Insurrection, Ace of Spades HQ, and The Other McCain. Remember, everything is...

Has everyone forgotten the “Santorum Google problem”?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 17 Comments

It was the hot topic some weeks and months back, a joke since he was not a contender. But now that Rick Santorum is on the verge of either a victory or great showing in Iowa, some journalists are just frothing with joy at the prospect of the...

He lost the Middle East, but he got bin Laden

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 20 Comments

There are two important columns each of which addresses the surge of Islamists throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. The first column, by Andy McCarthy, focuses on reports that the Obama administration is using Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi as a conduit for contact with the Taliban: The surrender is complete...

Bitter headlines Tuesday night

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 19 Comments

The Des Moines Register came out with its final polling last night, and here were the numbers in percentage points: Romney (24), Paul (22), Santorum (15), Gingrich (12), Perry (11), Bachmann (7). Santorum is surging averaging 10% the first two days of polling, but the second two days...

Congress Demands Answers From Sarah Lawrence College About Antisemitism on Campus

Wisconsin Prof Placed on Leave for Allegedly Flipping College Republicans’ Table on Election Day

Judge Blocks Enforcement of Texas A&M Ban on Drag Shows

Student Govt. Candidate at UNC Asheville Destroys Pro-Life Table After Intimidating Exhibitors

U. Minnesota ‘Intersectional Medieval Art’ Class Explores ‘Transgender Saints’

Jewish Princeton Student Prosecuted for Filming Antisemitic Protests Found Not Guilty

The battle lines for 2012 are drawn

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 15 Comments

Those who seek to spread the wealth versus those who seek to spread a work ethic. Thanks to Linda who spotted this vehicle in, you guessed it, the Lowe's parking lot in Nashville, TN: ...

Saturday Night Card Game (I give up: “Colorblind ideology is a form of racism”)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 43 Comments

It has been an active year at the Saturday Night Card Game. Here are some of my favorite games of the past year: Dem Base Fractures Into Twitter War And Charges Of Racism Against Professional Left “I didn’t call you racist, I just pointed out you’re white” The...

End of year pondering

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 44 Comments

It has been quite a year here at Legal Insurrection. The big event was the blog format switchover in mid-June. I'm very happy with the transition, and even happier with the new software and format. If you need help with a new or old blog, I...

Last day of the year open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 8 Comments

A collection of things: Syrian exiles: 'Clinton told dissidents to lay down their arms' Elizabeth Warren is so bad we need to support Scott Brown. No fracking, the movie. Jinx. Fabulous 50 blog awards. Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran, triggers. Who makes "Newt Gingrich [look] like Miss Manners"? How I Learned to Stop Worrying...

“Not Predictions” for 2011 – Graded

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 10 Comments

Here were my "not predictions" for 2011, graded: 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 will...

“Tax returns for college transcripts” will not work

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 22 Comments

The second Mitt Romney announced he would not release his income tax returns if he becomes nominee I predicted it would not stand because the refusal would, at a minimum, create a major distraction. It's part of a larger problem with secrecy which will haunt Romney if...

Worst Tweet of the Year

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 7 Comments

The Best Bumper Sticker of the Year, Worst Bumper Sticker of the Year and Best Tweet of the Year competitions have left me on the verge of blogger burnout, but I soldier on, because that's just the way I am. And the internet never stops. The Worst Tweet...

Hey, let’s make fun of Newt crying about his deceased mother

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 42 Comments

I posted earlier about Newt Gingrich's emotional discussion of his mother, in which he shed tears while discussing his memories. What kind of person would make fun of this, and what type of supporters laugh in response? Mitt tweaks Newt: 'I won't cry': POLITICO's Emily Schultheis, on the trail...

How disastrous was Santorum’s endorsement of Specter? Can you say ‘Obamacare’?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 37 Comments

Rick Santorum backed Arlen Specter over Pat Toomey in 2004. It was a tough race with Toomey mounting a credible, well-financed challenge. Toomey's candidacy, by his own estimation, was one of the precursors to the Tea Party movement: The "battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party"...

“Mothers are the civilizing influence”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 24 Comments

It's the major headline at Drudge: But the headline suggests it's a reaction to polling, but instead it was questioning by Frank Luntz about Newt's mother. The most poignant moment to me was not the discussion of his mother but at 4:25 when he recounted a story...

So much of what the left-wing said about Coulter turns out to be true

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 35 Comments

Who would have expected it. Ann Coulter in her endorsement of Mitt Romney gave a very misleading account of Rick Santorum's immigration record, asserting that he voted against E-Verify. Ann's a lawyer, so she knows that omitting material facts can be just as much a fraud...

SOPA will make the whole internet like WordPress.com

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 18 Comments

Readers have been emailing me about the dangers of the Stop Online Privacy [wow, what a slip] Piracy Act but I've been a bit distracted. Here's the concern from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: The "Stop Online Piracy Act"/"E-PARASITE Act" (SOPA) and "The PROTECT IP Act" (PIPA)...