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

Nicole Wallace Uses Boy With Brain Cancer to Slam Trump Over J6

Senate Democrats Unanimously Oppose Protecting Women's Sports

Redistricting loss in Colorado

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2011 16 Comments

There are three branches of government, and one of the branches gets to decide who gets to be in one of the other branches. Via The Denver Post: In a blow to Colorado Republicans that could affect election outcomes for the next decade, a judge has...

Three-way tie

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

Cain-Newt-Romney all tied up, per latest CBS poll, with Cain at 18, and Newt/Romney at 15: In the Republican race for the presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich's support continues to slowly grow, and he is now tied with Mitt Romney for second place, while Herman Cain just...

No Republican candidate should do this ever again

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2011 23 Comments

Rick Perry has been right to do the talk show circuit in the wake of Wednesday's brain freeze, and he has been more impressive in the interviews I have seen in the last 24 hours than in any appearance since he announced in August. Perhaps if Perry did...

So this is why Obama kept Boeing out of S.C.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2011 7 Comments

Thanks to reader Craig who took this photo last summer in Greenville, S.C. ...

Does the best debater win, or is it just a threshold issue

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 24 Comments

E-mail from reader Scott: The reaction to last nights debate (and Perry’s poor performance in earlier debates) is that Perry is now disqualified from being president. If so, does that mean that Romney and Gingrich, the best debaters, are the only candidates we should consider? Does the...

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

Herman Cain will not address charges unless in a group of people accused by Karen Kraushaar

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 18 Comments

Of course that's not the case. Believe him or not, Herman Cain stood at a podium and addressed the charges and took reporter questions. Not so Karen Kraushaar, who has multiple (we don't know how many) employment claims to her credit. Kraushaar will only reveal details...

Her voice still is being heard

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 13 Comments

Sarah Palin, Fire Eric Holder: And where is President Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder in all of this? When did he first know about the operation? In his testimony to the House Oversight Committee on May 3, 2011, Holder stated, “I probably heard about Fast and...

When the hand that feeds you also bites you

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 10, 2011 11 Comments

From the WSJ: Wall Street may have lost its appetite for Mario Batali. Mr. Batali, the celebrity chef famed for his orange Crocs, red pony tail and bold ragus, has long been one of the premier restaurateurs to the New York financial elite...

Report: Kraushaar will not do press conf. unless anonymous accusers also participate (Update: confirmed)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 28 Comments

This is beginning to look more like farce. Via @DanRiehl, CNN reports that Herman Cain accuser Karen Kraushaar will not do the joint press conference she has been threatening unless the two still anonymous accusers come out and participate: Herman Cain accuser Karen Kraushaar is "not considering...

My favorite part of CNBC debate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 12 Comments

While Newt's answer taking on the Occupy Wall Street movement and challenging Maria Bartiromo has received all the attention. I think this was the best answer of the night, taking on the academic establishment rather than accepting the premise of the question, which was an attempt...

So am I one of our own worst enemies, too?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 61 Comments

That's the suggestion made by some readers in response to my post about Rick Perry's brain freeze in last night's debate. It's also a theme followed up by commenter OwenJ in an e-mail to me, which reads: Some time ago, responding to the response from some...

Anti-Cain hoax exposed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 20 Comments

Yesterday I saw a lengthy thread at Memeorandum about a "HermanCainPAC" website which had a large cover story calling Karen Kraushaar an "ugly bitch." Here's the screenshot: The website looked real, with a donate page and so on. But I didn't post about it because it looked...

The spirituality is with you

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 2 Comments

Thanks to frequent photographer Thomas who took this photo back in August, and writes: Here are some bumper stickers spotted this sunny afternoon in Portland, Oregon. Apparently, going to hell and back makes you an Obama voter. ...

Most Brutal Debate Video and Tweets Ever

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 09, 2011 82 Comments

Full report on CNBC debate here. The only part that will be remembered is Rick Perry's freeze on stage. He was having a reasonable debate until that point. I feel sorry for him. One freeze on stage should not end a campaign, but the reaction...

CNBC Republican Debate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 09, 2011 18 Comments

Final assessment: Newt was the star, combative in a good way and very knowledgeable. Romney was strong at the start but faded. Cain dealt with accusations well but went to 9-9-9 for everything, I think he's still well liked but not making the case for...

The worst thing anyone could do is falsely accuse someone of … working for Politico

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 09, 2011 27 Comments

So many conservative blogs and Twitterers are joining in the hysteria directed at the Cain campaign because campaign manager Mark Block erroneously stated last night that the son of accuser Sharon Kraushaar works at Politico. I heard it when he said it on the Hannity show,...

Chinese state “capitalism”

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 09, 2011 11 Comments

As I mentioned yesterday, Ying Ma came back to Cornell last night to present her take on "Chinese state capitalism." I took notes on the presentation: Basic overview: In the 1990s, China had an acrimonious relationship w. US. Politicians and commentators were constantly complaining about China's...