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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2011 11 Comments

On August 9 the key recall elections against six Republican State Senators will take place. I have not focused enough on this lately, with the all consuming debt ceiling fight taking time.  But Wisconsin is critically important. Before I forget, you can donate to help defend the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2011 12 Comments

I previously noted that while Obama had a strong second quarter fundraising, the effort focused on two gimmicks -- getting big donors to max out early and running up "small donor" numbers through a cheesy $5 $3 dinner raffle. Now it appears that the fundraising is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2011 14 Comments

The debt deal "trigger" requires that one-half of the budget cuts come from the military if the "super committee" cannot reach agreement or if the Congress fails to pass the super committees proposal. The concept was that fear of military cuts would force Republicans to strike...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 3 Comments

Okay, yesterday, but the point is the same. Thanks to SoccerDad for the link to this tweet by James Taranto of The Wall Street Journal: ...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 40 Comments

One of the great unwritten stories of the damage to the economy from team Obama is the relentless attempt to regulate areas that have not previously been regulated. The health care mandate received a lot of attention and breaks new ground, but there are countless other...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 4 Comments

Some more on where we stand in the wake of the debt deal. Jeffrey Lord has a piece in The American Spectator which is getting a lot of play, Tipping Point: Thanks to the Tea Party movement, Conservatism is on the verge of a major victory that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 28 Comments

I was most interested in the discussion (starting around 3:15) about whether the debt deal was a victory: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 2 Comments

Roger Cohen of The NY Times and other journalists were smitten with the Egyptian revolution, and denounced warnings of what lurked below the surface: (February 3, 2011)  Already we hear the predictable warnings from Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu: This could be Iran 1979, a revolution for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 28 Comments

So much for all the talk of civility. In one of the most deranged columns yet (and that's saying a lot for NY Times columnists), Joe Nocera unleashed an unhinged attack on the Tea Party movement, calling Tea Partiers terrorists, jihadists and suicide bombers: You know what they say:...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 6 Comments

If you have been hanging around here, you would be aware of the problems of Central Falls, RI, about which I've been posting since March. So it will come as no surprise that Central Falls, weighed down by unsustainable union contracts and pension costs made worse...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 28 Comments

Pep Talk.  Pep Talk 2.  Pep Talk 3: The debt ceiling fight and "deal" were emotional, and many of you have been left feeling let down or betrayed.  Relations among people who agree on the goal but not the strategy have been strained. But keep things in perspective. Just months ago Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 2 Comments

Thanks to reader Mark who writes: My family and I saw these entertaining window stickers while driving Sunday night on US highway 20 north of Idaho Falls. Don't worry, we were safe -- my wife snapped the photo while I drove. Likely story. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 01, 2011 14 Comments

The House of Representatives just passed the debt ceiling bill. Democrats played games, holding back their votes to see how many Republicans were voting in favor, hoping to minimize the number of Democrats who had to vote in favor in order for it to pass.  With...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 01, 2011 1 Comment

The House is expected to vote between 6:30-8:00 tonight. Everything will be okay. There will be a morning after.  Just hold your breath for a few trillion seconds and then come up for air. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 01, 2011 12 Comments

One of the consistent media talking points is that the nation "should not have to go through this again," meaning the debate over raising the debt ceiling. I could not disagree more, and look forward to going through this -- or something like this -- when...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 01, 2011 23 Comments

I can't remember an issue on which I have been as conflicted as on the pending debt ceiling deal. No sugar coating.  It's not a good deal.  It does very little to solve the problem of our budget deficits and growing debt.  The law also leaves us...

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