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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): ...

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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.   ...

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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...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2011 14 Comments

It would be very hard to call Mike Pence a RINO or a sellout, so when he says to take the Boehner plan seriously, I think it's worth a listen: Remember, it's the end game that matters....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2011 3 Comments

The day is young, but I think this one by Jazz Shaw is going to be hard to top: Looks like it's time for @iowahawkblog to man up....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2011 28 Comments

Mitch McConnell had it right a couple of weeks ago when he made the following statement: A “real solution” to U.S. fiscal problems isn’t possible as long as President Barack Obama remains in office, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, heightening the rhetoric surrounding the...

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

Wait? He hasn't waited, you say, he's declared and raising more money than anyone else.  He's simply playing the role of presumptive nominee, which explains his seemingly low-key public strategy.  Let other lesser contenders gain TV face time for now, the primaries are a long way off. But as reported...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2011 5 Comments

I guess. Thanks to reader Cat who sent this photo and message: Not political but funny--turnabout is fair play I suppose?  Instead of nekkid lady mudflaps we get nekkid trucker on minivan!!! ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 26, 2011 12 Comments

This actually is good news.  It gives Boehner a chance to reconfigure his plan to give confidence that there really will be $1.2 trillion in cuts. Via National Journal, the CBO scored the plan as written at only $850 billion in savings: House Speaker John Boehner’s debt-ceiling...

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

These statements by Norway's Ambassador to Israel are deeply troubling, particularly at this time (via Israel Matzav): Norway's ambassador to Israel drew distinctions between the Oslo and Utoeya massacres and Palestinian terrorism. Svein Sevje said in an Israeli newspaper interview Tuesday that while the Norwergian bomb and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 26, 2011 36 Comments

Because they have no where to go, and will hold their noses, lean forward, and give the lever a pull (or more likely, push a button). So I discount the ultimate importance of this report that Obama is losing his base: With the 2012 presidential election just...

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

Here's the analysis by James Pethokoukoukis (via @irishspy): Now is not time to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Neither the Reid budget plan nor the Boehner budget plan packs the fiscal wallop of Cut, Cap and Balance. But significant progress on cutting...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 26, 2011 22 Comments

The past several days have seen a feeding frenzy by the mainstream media and left-blogosphere trying to blame Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer for the murder of dozens of innocents in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik.  It was a horrific crime which deserves universal condemnation. The...

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