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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

Saturday Night Card Game (Eric Holder’s race card play was “just words”)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2011 10 Comments

At the Saturday Night Card Game, a man's words are his words. Words matter. And you can't take them back. The players have a long memory, almost as long a memory as the internet. And so it has come to this (emphasis mine): But Mr. Holder contended that many...

Christmas greetings, from a President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2011 12 Comments

Hat tip to Sunshine State Sarah for this video of Ronald Reagan's December 23, 1981 Christmas address to the nation. There are so many amazing things about this video. It's uplifting and depressing at the same time. When will it be over? Part 1 Part 2 ...

Which came first, Mitt Romney or Obama’s “bosses versus secretaries” campaign theme?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2011 11 Comments

Since 2008 Obama has pursued a class warfare agenda, narrowing his focus over time from the Top 5% to the Top 2% to the Top 1%. This year Obama has narrowed his focus even further, singling out those millionaires and billionaires who pay a lower tax...

Will car bombings save Assad?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2011 1 Comment

It's easy to come up with conspiracy theories for any bombing, but the two car bombings in Syria in restricted areas have raised suspicions that it was a set-up by the Assad regime to rally public support and set both Arab governments and the West...

Redistricting good news in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2011 1 Comment

After losses in Colorado, Illinois and a devastating scam pulled in California, Republicans have won redistricting battles in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In New Jersey, an incumbent Dem will have to run in a majority Republican district, and several other Republicans shed Democratic communities in their...

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

Caught in the act

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2011 7 Comments

I always wondered what I would say if caught in the act of photographing someone's bumper sticker. Probably will go something like this, at least if in Ithaca: "Hey, love the Coexist sticker, pass the Granola," or perhaps, "Repuglicans suck, don't they. Dig the Tax the...

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,...

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...