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When They Say 'Globalize The Intifada' They Mean Like The New Orleans Terrorist Mass Murder

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): RFK, Jr. "Wants To Kill Our Kids"

Meet the Deflection: Schumer Denies Democrats Misled on Biden’s Decline

Help me crowdsource the Bill

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 01, 2011 31 Comments

Here it is. It's 74 pages. We've heard various explanations of "the deal." I have some views on the deal as explained, but I'd be interested in what readers find that may be at odds with what they're hearing or at odds with the Boehner PowerPoint. I...

Social media and politics: What’s next?

Posted by Katie Thompson on August 01, 2011 7 Comments

Politics has changed significantly in the past few years – not so much the political process itself, but the way the average citizen gets to observe and, more importantly, participate. Social media has quickly become a fundamental part of many people’s lives and even more...

Obama Sunday Night Statement // Update – Boehner PowerPoint Added

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2011 23 Comments

Obama just gave a press statement. Says the leaders of both parties in both chambers have reached an agreement "that will reduce the deficit and avoid default." Deal is $1 trillion in spending cuts, but not "so abruptly that a drag on our economy." Second part of agreement...

Where are we?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2011 11 Comments

Thanks to Katie for helping out this afternoon with updates, as I was traveling. I've heard bits and pieces, and posted last night the tentative deal. Apparently there will not be any vote tonight, which is a good thing to me because we should get to...

Here we go again

Posted by Katie Thompson on July 31, 2011 30 Comments

The Senate's cloture vote on Harry Reid's debt bill just failed 50-49. What now? McConnell says an agreement with President Obama is on the horizon: McConnell said he is “very very close to being able . . . to recommend to my members that this is something...

California State U. East Bay Has Woke 'Inclusive Language' Guide

Teachers in Minnesota Could Lose Licenses if They Don't Affirm LGBT Identities

Study Suggests Brown University Radicalized Students Following October 7th

Population Decline is Going to Hurt Higher Education

Historically Black University's Marching Band Scolded by Leftists for Agreeing to Perform at Trump Inauguration

Ron DeSantis Appoints Conservatives to University of West Florida Board

Gonna Pay

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2011 9 Comments

From the Powerline Prize competition (h/t Glenn Reynolds): ...

The end of Harry Reid as we know it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2011 18 Comments

We don't know all the details of the negotiations between Mitch McConnell and the White House which apparently are closing in on an agreement, but one thing is clear, Harry Reid has become a sideshow. The master of the Senate was left to denouncing Mitch McConnell...

It’s not that we don’t trust you, but …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2011 3 Comments

Thanks to reader Jeff for forwarding this link in response to the Drug Addict video I posted yesterday. I remember this video when it first surfaced, but it seems particularly timely to play it again: ...

Will we have 72 hours to read a final debt ceiling bill?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2011 20 Comments

Things seem, maybe, possibly heading towards some sort of debt ceiling deal negotiated by Mitch McConnell directly with the White House. Harry Reid just took to the floor of the Senate to announce that the vote on cloture on his bill will be postponed from...

Saturday Night Card Game (Nikki Haley is Veit like me)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2011 31 Comments

This is the latest in a serieson the use of the race card for political gain: Democrats in South Carolina are angry (h/t Instapundit) that Gov. Nikki Haley checked the box "white" on a voter registration card a decade ago: The South Carolina Democratic Party tried Thursday...

Dear Harry Reid, your bill will fail, your vote will be lost

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2011 19 Comments

Forty three Republican Senators have signed a letter telling Harry Reid not to bother with his bill (do not click on link until you consider bonus question below): Forty-three GOP senators on Saturday signed a letter addressed to Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-Nev.) expressing opposition to...

Least shocking headline of the day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2011 2 Comments

From The Hill: Days after lauding McConnell, Democratic leaders rip him...

Debt Ceiling Tweet of the Day – We are all terrorists now

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2011 16 Comments

Civility! Compromise! The Politico! From Jim Treacher: ...

How about he gives us his plan today?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2011 8 Comments

Maybe he should stop issuing demands. That would help. How about he gives us his plan today? Via Politico: ...

Spare me your self-defeating self-fulfilling prophecies

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2011 35 Comments

A frequent commenter quoted this post by Erick Erickson at RedState: A week ago, the United States House of Representatives sent a bipartisan measure to the United States Senate where it fell five votes short of a majority. Today, John Boehner sent over legislation that couldn’t even...

It’s not their fault, it’s the drug

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2011 5 Comments

I saw this ad on a Frank Luntz focus group segment last night on Hannity. The lines for both Democrats and Republicans went through the roof. ...

Boehner 3.0 Tabled

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2011 46 Comments

Senate just voted to table the Boehner bill. No surprise, but the vote was 59-41, which means some Republicans voted to table it. (Added, the Republican votes to table were DeMint, Hatch, Lee, Graham, Vitter, Paul,) Claire McCaskill is complaining the Mitch McConnell told Harry Reid...