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Getting Rid of DEI Is Like "Getting Soap Out Of A Sponge"

Schumer Primary Talk Heats Up After Poll Shows AOC Well Ahead in Potential 2028 Match-Up

Staged or Not, Republicans Ignore the ‘Hands Off’ Protests at Their Own Peril

Yes, Virginia, there are only three Republican candidates (Update: 2 or 3?)(Final: Only 2)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2011 43 Comments

Almost hard to believe, but only Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul have qualified for the Virginia Republican primary on Super Tuesday in March. Virginia has onerous requirements of 10,000 signatures with at least 400 from each of 11 congressional districts. Rick Perry, who was believed...

Intolerant anti-Israel left still not tolerant

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2011 5 Comments

I posted previously about accusations that groups such as Media Matters and the Center for American Progress (which runs the Think Progress blog) routinely used questionable terminology (such as "Israel-Firsters") and were pushing an anti-Israel agenda under the guise of battling the "Israel Lobby." The story...

Battered MSM syndrome

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

They love him so much but he doesn't love them back. And it hurts. They know it is not healthy. Some would call it abusive, a syndrome even. They blame themselves; if only they had not talked back, if only ...

“Obama has got to be defeated”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2011 6 Comments

Via Right Scoop, Mark Levin (prefers Santorum or Bachmann) talks 2012 presidential candidates with Don Imus (Newt hater): Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com...

Catching up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2011 9 Comments

With some links I've been saving but never got around to posting: Wind energy industry is sucking up federal subsidies at an amazing pace, and it's going to industry insiders. Interesting article at Yale Law Journal about how impeachment is not, or at least should not be,...

Millions in Financial Aid Fraud Discovered in California's Community College System

Former Columbia U. President Claims She Doesn't Remember Students Calling for Israel's Destruction

Gay Woman Vandalizes Pro-Life Display at Virginia Commonwealth U.

Campus Workers and Students Protest Funding Cuts at University of Tennessee

Elementary Education Class at U. Minnesota Focuses on ‘Queer’ and ‘Feminist’ Theory

Princeton Students Disrupt Event With Former Israeli Prime Minister

Accepting Nominations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2011 7 Comments

Best and Worst Tweets of the Year, preferably ones featured at LI (use Twitter tag to search) but open to other suggestions. Best and Worst Bumper Sticker Photos of the Year, limited to those featured at LI (use Bumper Stickers tag to search). Post in comments by...

This will not stand – Romney refuses to release tax returns

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2011 41 Comments

We keep hearing about how we should not nominate a candidate who is not disciplined and will create needless general election distractions . This certainly will be a major distraction, Romney Says He Won’t Release Tax Returns: “I doubt it,” Mr. Romney said, according to a transcript...

Do you really think he’s qualified

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2011 16 Comments

... for either job? Sent by reader Benny, who writes: I sent you a picture a couple months back and yesterday I was in the area of this gas station so I couldn't resist taking some more.......I sure wish that this was his job rather than being...

Daily Caller experiences Sitemeterenfreude

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2011 18 Comments

Clinical observation: But Politico’s traffic losses appear to be part of a year-long trend on the political left. Media Matters For America’s website, for instance, lost 56.83 percent of its unique visitors between November 2010 and November 2011. In the same 12-month period, Talking Points Memo...

I interrupt this primary race for …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2011 13 Comments

other things: House Republicans reportedly caving in, and agreeing to two month extension with conference committee to be appointed. This whole thing is a big mess, and Tina Korbe at HotAir has a good explanation of where it went wrong. Did you watch Obama's press statement? It...

Romney was against taking the heat in the kitchen before he was for it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2011 9 Comments

Ted Kennedy ran an effective attack ad campaign against Mitt Romney in 1994, leading to a 17% victory (disregard Ann Coulter every time she says how well Romney ran against Teddy, she's just being "bombastic"). Here was Romney's response (via @AKaczynski1) Look, we all understand the dynamic...

Biggest question – what took people so long on Ron Paul?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2011 172 Comments

It's all playing out according to plan. Now that Newt's surge has stalled or burst, the full frontal attack is being launched on Ron Paul. It's not that the scrutiny is not warranted, it's just interesting that it took so long. Some of the belated nature of the...

Reagan film ad on Iowa TV features Newt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2011 11 Comments

Reader Hope Change in the Tip Line suggests the following caption for this photo: “That’s right, Mr. President, National Review is trying to elect Mitt Romney.” I think that's a good one, although it presumes Reagan would have known who Romney was. Any other suggestions? And the...

Mitt: No debate with Newt out of “respect” for other candidates

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2011 17 Comments

In the least shocking news ever, Mitt Romney, who taunted Newt by saying that Newt could not take the heat of negative advertising run by a pro-Romney SuperPAC, refuses to take Newt up on the challenge of a one-on-one debate next week: "We've had many occasions...

The lobbyist deception

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2011 2 Comments

This is a follow up to yesterday's post by Bryan Jacoutot, Lobbyist double standard, highlighting the hypoocrisy of the conservative punditry lambasting Newt allegedly for being a de facto lobbyist and Washington insider, while ignoring Romney's close campaign ties to lobbyists. Roll Call notes that Romney is...

Dems cheat to lock up northern California redistricting map

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2011 7 Comments

Well here's another depressing redistricting story, to add to the Colorado and Illinois depressing stories. While Democrats were expected to pick up one or two seats in California due to restricting, it looks like they will pick up 6-7 because they mounted an under the radar...