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Trump Targets American Bar Association Accreditation Power - Something I've Advocated For Years

Rep. Frederica Wilson Urges People to 'Threaten' Lawmakers Over Deportations

Democrats Burn Their 'No One Is Above the Law' Card in Response to Wisconsin Judge's Arrest

Eureka! I oppose capitalism because I teach at a law school

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 53 Comments

I knew that my position on Bain Capital would fray some relationships in the conservative blogosphere, but this post by Don Surber took me by surprise, Why Republicans Oppose Capitalism: Newt and Rock Perry are trying to divide the party in a way I never imagined. I thought the...

Drill, baby, drill

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 50 Comments

Funny, when Mitt Romney and his supporters played Mediscare against Rick Perry on social security and class warfare on capital gains tax rates for those making over $200,000 per year, I don't recall a chorus of objections that Romney was using leftist rhetoric and giving ammunition...

Well, now that you mention it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 0 Comments

It's fading fast. We may get a change, but it's not what I hoped. Another one from Linda in Tennessee, taken at the (in)famous Lowe's parking lot in Nashville: ...

New Hampshire Primary Tweets of the Night

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 41 Comments

Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary. While the results are not final as of this writing, it looks like he comes in at 37-38%, with about the same total number of votes as in 2008. Here are the tweets of the night, bitter and otherwise. Tora...

New Hampshire primary results

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 86 Comments

89% Reporting Romney 39.1% Paul 23 Huntsman 16.9 Gingrich 9.5 Santorum 9.4 ----------------------------- Interesting: Gingrich was the target of 96% of negative super PAC spending between Iowa and N.H. But Newt's the angry nasty one, rights? Romney's argument on electability was an important factor with voters. Romney is on target to get about same...

Jewish Students at Yale React to Anti-Israel Demonstrations on Campus

Education Dept. Demands Harvard Release More Records on its Foreign Funding

St. Andrews University in North Carolina to Close After Spring 2025 Semester

CUNY Students Pepper Sprayed by Police While Trying to Establish ‘Liberated Zone’ on Campus

Trump to Deliver Commencement Speech at U. Alabama, Democrats Outraged

Muslim Group CAIR Wants Biden ‘War Criminals’ to Lose Academic Gigs

Pre-debate, I mean pre-primary results Open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 18 Comments

Some things to mull as we await the close of the polls in New Hampshire at 8 p.m. Eastern. A new results post will go live at about 7:30 p.m. Eastern. I'm going to handle it in a manner similar to the NY-09 night, not...

Swimming with Bain

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 125 Comments

When even Rush Limbaugh buys into the "criticising Bain is criticizing capitalism" meme, we have lost as a party. There is a huge difference between using government powers to impose value judgments (a la Obama) and making value judgments in evaluating a candidate's background. It's over. We've discovered...

I’m not going to sit here while critics of Bain badmouth the United States of America

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 64 Comments

Any criticism of Bain, much less a criticism of how our possible nominee ran the firm, is an attack on free markets and capitalism. Or so we are being told. No, it's not. I have been almost alone against the chorus of "Newt's anti-capitalist": Bringing up Romney’s...

If you are not on Twitter, you need to be

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 24 Comments

Mitt Romney made a statement yesterday about "firing" people who provide him with services which has been taken out of context. He was talking about health insurance companies, and made the point that he likes to be able to make choices. I was aware that Rick...

Selling out capitalism in the defense of Romney and Bain

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 60 Comments

We don't know all of the details of how Bain conducted its business under Mitt Romney, but we do know that in at least several instances the conduct was to squeeze out cash while leaving behind a failed company. In many other instances Bain helped...

Newt unexpectedly spotted in NC

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 1 Comment

Thanks to frequent photographer Jason who spotted this in North Carolina: ...

Busy day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2012 38 Comments

in politics and elsewhere, here's some things: Be sure to check out the blog troll argument. I think I got someone's attention. Todd Palin endorses Newt. I think this helps with Tea Party groups in the south, probably not much in NH. Will Sarah endorse before South...

Republicans should thank Newt for bringing up Bain now

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2012 76 Comments

As you know, I knew this day would come. The only question was whether it would be early enough in the primaries to make a difference, too late in the primaries, or in the general election. But the day surely was to come when Mitt Romney's years at...

Mia B. Love – A conservative political star rises in … Utah

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2012 78 Comments

If you haven't heard of Ludmya "Mia" B. Love before, you will be hearing a lot more about her. Mia has the potential to be the next big thing in conservative politics. And you heard about her here first! Mia is the American-born daughter of Haitian...

The decline and fall of Western civilization

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2012 15 Comments

Thanks to frequent photographer Scott, who writes: Attached is a photo of a sticker I saw in my travels this week. I couldn't believe someone would be so brusque. It may not be 'fitting' for a highlight on your site but I thought you could add...

Imagine John Sununu in a Romney White House

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2012 40 Comments

Only John Sununu, Sr. could make me like Chris Matthews. Sununu was George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff. He holds a bitter grudge against Newt because Newt opposed Bush breaking his no new taxes pledge, and he convinced Bush to nominate David Souter. Sununu will be the guy whispering in Romney's...

Wrapping Mitt up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2012 26 Comments

John Podhoretz in The NY Post, It’s a ‘Mitt’ wrap, early this morning: That’s a wrap. I’m calling this thing. Unless something terrible comes out about him in the next few weeks, Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee. If you were to analogize last night’s nationally...