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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2011 13 Comments

He just can't help himself. He can't get out of campaign mode. After his absurd "I'm Mr. Reaonsable" speech earlier today, his campaign has taken to Twitter urging his supports to send tweets to Republicans in Congress:   This is laughable and childish.  But it's what passes for...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2011 11 Comments

As it looks now, a revised Boehner bill will get a vote this afternoon and is likely to pass. In yesterday's flash poll, here's how the vote broke down on what the House does next: I voted for the last option, do nothing until the Senate passes...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2011 42 Comments

Obama just gave his speech on the status of the debt ceiling negotiations, and endorses some version of McConnell and Reid plans.  Calls Boehner bill something that will not become law because does not extend debt ceiling beyond election. Calls for "bipartisan compromise" and calls on people to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2011 6 Comments

As part of the continuing attempt to blame the "right wing blogosphere" for the shooting and bombing in Norway, two Norwegians take to the pages of The NY Times (h/t Left Coast Rebel) to decry the cabal of right wing bloggers and other supposed Islamophobes. Notice how easily...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2011 60 Comments

The failure last night to pass the so-called Boehner bill was a mistake.  I hope it will be corrected today. I don't disparage the intentions of the 25 or so who were not willing to vote for the bill.  In fact, I agree with them as...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2011 8 Comments

You probably paid for this, one way or another. Spotted in Ithaca: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2011 11 Comments

Supposedly the bill will come to a vote tonight in the House, and Harry Reid plans to kill it soon after. Why doesn't the House just wait until the morning to move it over to the Senate (help here, can the House sit on it overnight...

Posted by Michael Alan on July 28, 2011 7 Comments

The latest talking point on the left is that Speaker Boehner’s plan to raise the debt ceiling by $1 trillion with a roughly equitable amount of cuts is a “temporary,” “short term,” or a “band-aid” solution and, while the bill may not even reach the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2011 8 Comments

Couldn't resist the post title. Via L.A. Times: San Francisco residents will not be voting in November on whether to prohibit circumcision after all, according to a tentative ruling by a Superior Court judge made public Wednesday. Judge Loretta M. Giorgi ordered the city’s director of elections to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2011 2 Comments

Yesterday @JazzShaw walked away with the Debt Ceiling Tweet of the Day, and the challenge to @Iowahawkblog to "man up" was left unanswered. But today Iowahawk takes the prize (even though the day is young): ...

Posted by Matthew Knee on July 28, 2011 5 Comments

Is Al Sharpton too in the tank for Obama to be appropriate even for MSNBC?  Glenn Greenwald, who, like a stopped clock, is correct on rare occasions, notes: I assumed it was hyperbole -- until I watched the video and read the transcript of the Sharpton interview.  The 60 Minutes segment was...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2011 5 Comments

I posted a few weeks ago about the status of redistricting in various states, and how Republicans at the state level were using their power wisely to solidify the current hold on power in the House by creating a greater number of safe seats rather than...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2011 23 Comments

Making points similar to what I have made, this is not the last round.  The Boehner bill for all its flaws puts the runners on base with another batter up in a few months. The Boehner bill, assuming it passes the House today, likely will be rejected...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2011 9 Comments

Thanks to reader Randy who writes: No doubt where this guy stands. Just spotted in the Herndon/Reston area of northern VA, just outside a medical facility.   ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2011 17 Comments

I knew this was coming.  It only was a matter of time. During a Great American Panel on Hannity tonight John Fund and Hannity were hammering the point that Obama doesn't know how to negotiate in good faith.  One of them mentioned Donald Trump's criticism that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2011 19 Comments

Not often that I praise Jane Hamsher, but she is right that S&P improperly has injected itself into the political process: Standard and Poors is evidently meeting with high-stakes gamblers and letting them know where to place their bets as they manipulate the global economy. But they...

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