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Lie of the Year: Joe Biden Is "Sharp, Intensely Probing, Detail-Oriented, and Focused"

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) calls for creating Dem "war machine" to stop Republicans

Jimmy Carter's Presidency and Post-Presidency - A Brutal Assessment By National Review

The newest of the great religions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 26, 2011 21 Comments

I don't usually post bumper sticker photos that have appeared elsewhere, but this one was sent by blog friend Bruce at Where Are My Keys and seems particularly ironic in light of Obama's speech last night. Which of the world's great religions depicted on this version of...

Obama Debt Crisis Speech In One Sentence

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 20 Comments

.... I'm not going to be ignored, John, or blamed....

Another Obama speech tonight

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 48 Comments

Or is it a press conference, not that there's much of a difference. Via NY Times: President Obama, continuing to make use of his unique White House bully pulpit, will address the nation on Monday night on the “stalemate over avoiding default and the best approach to...

A crazy thought

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 10 Comments

Charles Gasparino, writing in The NY Post: Obama's crew loves chaos What a crazy thought. Never crossed my mind....

A media bias trade

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 12 Comments

While journalists at mainstream media publications regularly tout their professionalism and lack of bias, the people who consume their services see the bias for what it is: Likely voters hold a dismal view of the news media, generally regarding reporters as biased, unethical and too close...

University of Oklahoma Paid Drag Queen $11,500 for Performance in Campus Show

President of Indiana University Reported to Her Own Bias Team

UCLA Loses Massive Charitable Gift Over Handling of Campus Anti-Israel Protests

Rutgers University Promises Changes After Investigation of Campus Antisemitism

Course at Yale Examines Whether or Not White and Black Women Can be Friends

DEI Leader in Florida Says New State Policies Have Left Industry in Freefall

How badly does Obama want to get reelected?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 13 Comments

So badly that he still claims to be willing to veto any debt bill which does not extend the debt limit beyond the 2012 elections: Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he is working on a plan to raise the debt limit by $2.7 trillion,...

I’ve heard him called a lot of things

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 25 Comments

but not a "golden calf." Or am I misreading this? What means it, says you? Thanks to reader Linda who spotted this message Sunday in The Tennessean. ...

Man looks in the abyss

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 7 Comments

I always liked this line from the 1987 movie Wall Street, by character Lou Mannheim played by Hal Holbrook: Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss Seems...

Neither did I

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 8 Comments

Thanks to reader Robert, who writes: I saw this and thought of your blog. I'm just guessing, but I don't think he's a fan of the President. Spotted in the parking lot of Wal-Mart in Republic, Missouri. ...

Overnight Debt Bomb Countdown

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 15 Comments

Because the Sun may not rise in the East tomorrow, I'll be posting random updates of interest, but feel free to help out in the comments particularly in those hours known on the East Coast as sleepy time. Harry Reid just (8:40 p.m. Eastern) issued a statement...

My challenge to Charles Lemos

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 16 Comments

I'm used to left-wing bloggers distorting what I write, which is why I rarely respond. But I was disappointed to read Charles Lemos of MyDD, one of the less crazy of the genre, write the following on Saturday morning: In fact even before all the facts were...

Wisdom from Media Matters on scoring political points from violence

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 8 Comments

This was the tweet sent out by Media Matters when a radical environmentalist took hostages at the Discovery Channel in September 2010, and there was a concern about how violence by a "liberal" would be portrayed in the media: ...

Ames two straws short of a real poll

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 19 Comments

I don't pretend to understand the internal politics behind the Iowa Ames straw poll, but I do understand the public perception. Ames, like almost every "straw poll," is about expectations and spin, trying to give momentum to candidates who need it, or crush candidate before they...

Finally

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 13 Comments

My Hydrangea Aspera Robusta is in bloom. It is a strange looking beast. Planted several years ago at the same time as the Oak Leaf: ...

I wrote a letter to Rahm Emanuel and I didn’t curse at all

Posted by Michael Alan on July 24, 2011 7 Comments

Dear Rahm, Governor Christie has a right to get testy when questioned on his family's decision to send their children to parochial school because he's working to give all children the opportunity to get a great education, be it in a public school or elsewhere. You,...

Can you say “debt bomb” five times fast?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 17 Comments

Here is your overnight debt bomb defusing news: Sam Stein at HuffPo says Boehner's going to call Obama's bluff on a short term extension: "The Ohio Republican, in a briefing with his conference on Saturday, announced that he would press for a short-term deal, with major spending...

A bumper sticker of biblical proportions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 4 Comments

My first reaction when I saw this was, Holy - - - - ! Thanks to reader Paul who took this photo in the parking lot of a golf course in Massachusetts yesterday. ...