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When They Say 'Globalize The Intifada' They Mean Like The New Orleans Terrorist Mass Murder

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): RFK, Jr. "Wants To Kill Our Kids"

Meet the Deflection: Schumer Denies Democrats Misled on Biden’s Decline

Clarence Thomas on verge of victory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 30, 2011 15 Comments

That's a theme in a very worthwhile article about Thomas written by Jeffrey Toobin in The New Yorker: These tempests obscure a larger truth about Thomas: that this year has also been, for him, a moment of triumph. In several of the most important areas of ...

From “the best and the brightest” to “the best of the worst”

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

The Kennedy administration has been described as having attracted the best and the brightest to government service, sometimes with bad but well-intentioned results. I don't know Alan Krueger, Obama's new head of the Council of Economic Advisers. But Ezra Klein claims to know a lot about Krueger,...

They have boats in Wisconsin?

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

I never knew they had boats in Wisconsin. Is it on a lake or something? I didn't see any boats in the videos of the protests in Madison. But then again, they also didn't seem to have a sense of humor in Madison, unlike the owner...

Add this to the list

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 29, 2011 25 Comments

of stories about Obama's demise about which I am skeptical. Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard argues that the media lovefest for Obama has weakened Obama by making him lazy: As a rule, the press is the scourge of presidents. They’re expected to endure unending scrutiny, mistrust,...

I never realized there was such a thing as …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 29, 2011 40 Comments

a "heavy duty teleprompter." From the DC Examiner, on the occasion of Obama's three-minute announcement of the appointment of a new economic adviser: President Obama required two heavy-duty teleprompters on Monday during a three-minute speech in which he nominated Alan Krueger to serve as chairman of his...

Frat Members at San Diego State U. Charged After Pledge is 'Set on Fire' at Party

Couple That Threw Firebombs at U. Pittsburgh Michael Knowles Event Sentenced to Prison and Fined

U. Texas at Austin President Leaving School After Trying to Implement a More Conservative Vision

Rutgers Law School Published Paper With Multiple False Anti-Israel Talking Points

Lynn University Prof Proclaims Innocence After Being Accused of Living in a 'Nazi Fantasy'

NY Times Reporter Admits Regret Over Role in Kavanaugh Smear Campaign

Irene wasn’t overhyped in train- and drive-through country

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 29, 2011 22 Comments

The after-Irene hype is that Irene was overhyped. Yes, maybe in the big cities Irene was no biggie. It's easy for a Philly Inquirer columnist to refer to Irene as a "Category Feh" hurricane. But in those areas of the northeast which city dwellers normally only train or drive...

Yes, but

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 29, 2011 11 Comments

Obama's disapproval rating hit a new high in the Gallup daily survey: I would not put too much weight on this. Yes, it is reflective of a growing discontent. But for reasons which are beyond me, Obama remains personally well-liked. Don't be complacent, or underestimate his ability...

WI Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s abusive claim of abuse

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 29, 2011 25 Comments

Wisconsin Justice Ann Walsh Bradley publicly accused Justice David Prosser of using a "chokehold" on her during an incident on June 13, 2011. As discussed on Thursday, the investigative file shows that the accusation was false and misleading. Read my post, Turns out WI Justice Ann Walsh...

Excerpts from the investigative file of the incident between Ann Walsh Bradley and David Prosser

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

Here are excerpts from the respective interviews of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices present on June 13, 2011, during an incident between Justice Ann Walsh Bradley and Justice David Prosser. All emphasis is mine. The full reports are available at the links. An analysis of this indicent...

The missing Obama command photo

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 28, 2011 7 Comments

We've seen him in the situation room when he got bin Laden. And interrupting his golf game to deal with the D.C. earthquake. And taking charge of the hurricane control center. But there is one photo which is missing, as noted by commenter Jonathan at Legal Insurrection's Facebook...

Irene and me

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 28, 2011 8 Comments

Well, so far things could have been worse, We decided to stay in Ithaca after neighbors took care to get our home in Rhode Island ready. About 40% of Rhode Island, including our street, is without power since this morning. Watching the Weather Channel I was...

Obama’s “Dukakis Tank” Moment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 28, 2011 34 Comments

This should be Obama's Dukakis Tank moment, when pure bravado exposed the very perception of weakness the candidate hoped to overcome. Is there anything worse than a candidate who tries so hard to be something he is not, to fake it so hard that it hurts...

Coexist with Truthers?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 28, 2011 12 Comments

Thanks to reader Bronwyn, who saw this combination in Redding, CA. Note the language in the lower right hand corner of the Coexist bumper sticker from Peacemonger.org: Profits help fight hunger, fascism and social injustice. Yeah, right after those profits pay your salaries and expenses. Oh, and by the...

A headline only a Krugman could love

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 27, 2011 11 Comments

There is no evidence he wrote this headline, but he could have: ...

Saturday Night Card Game (The 10th Amendment is racist)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 27, 2011 27 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: There is a curious argument used to paint the Tea Party movement and conservatives as racist. The argument goes that since slave owners and segregationists invoked states rights, and since the...

The “unexpected” oil sands decision (of 2013)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 27, 2011 13 Comments

I've been receiving e-mails from readers in the past weeks insisting that Obama would kill the pipeline planned to bring "oil sands" oil from Canada to the U.S. Given the Obama administration's policies to date, such expectation was reasonable. The environmental movement made the oil sands...

Irene Open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 27, 2011 14 Comments

Looks like it was "just" a Category 1 when it hit North Carolina. I'll be interested to see what happens as it moves up the coast, because a shift East would be bad news for my home in Rhode Island. We're not on the beach, but...