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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2011 9 Comments

I told you this was coming. From Reuters via Yahoo, in explaining why the new unemployment numbers, while better than "expected," still were not great: A stand-off between Democrats and Republicans over raising the country's debt ceiling poisoned the atmosphere for employers and consumers....

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2011 5 Comments

It seems like only yesterday, but it was February 2009, as the first trillion dollar Stimulus plan was pending. It could have been yesterday. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2011 9 Comments

That's the subject line on the e-mail from reader and commenter "K" who send the following photo and message: The sight of a Coexistence bumper sticker in the company of other stickers that contradict the presumed coexistence message is so typical that I hardly give it...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2011 13 Comments

I didn't do so good on the midterm, but there's always the final and class participation. B. Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2011 23 Comments

... according to Jonathan Capehart at WaPo: In the coming fights over the next budget, unemployment benefits and payroll tax cuts, I want Obama to show the Republican Party in general and the Tea Party in particular that he isn’t afraid to out-crazy the crazies. If that...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2011 4 Comments

In light of Obama's "Putting Americans back to work" campaign theme and bus tour, it is worth revisiting Obama's Catch-2012: The only way for Obama to stimulate the enormous private sector job growth needed to ensure Obama’s reelection is for Obama to announce he is not...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2011 10 Comments

This was what they feared, the day when they would have to convince public sector union members to kick in union dues voluntarily and separate from payroll deduction. While it is too early to say how successfu the unions will be, early signs are that there...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2011 10 Comments

The Washington Post has a lengthy feature piece on Rick Perry's attempt to reform state-funded higher education in Texas, Rick Perry wages an assault on state's university establishment. The article clearly was intended to portray Perry as meddling in academic freedom by suggesting cost and performance analyses...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2011 11 Comments

Taxpayers are footing the bill for Obama's bus tour of battleground states in the MidWest because Obama  is claiming it is official business and not a campaign tour (via Drudge via CNS). So not only all your thoughts, but all your money are belong to him....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2011 8 Comments

Because you are going to see an attempt by Team Obama and its friends in the media to blame the sluggish economy and paltry job growth on the Republican refusal to give Obama a clean debt ceiling increase. And it already has started, with Paul Krugman...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2011 2 Comments

Among the stories I neglected because of the focus on the debt ceiling debate is the continuing slide of Turkey, once a secular pro-Western country which also maintained good relations with Israel. As I have noted since January 2009, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2011 14 Comments

From Obama's Birthday fundraising bash in Chicago tonight, via RCP (h/t @Allahpundit)(emphasis mine): "It's been a long, tough journey. But we have made some incredible strides together. Yes, we have. But the thing that we all ought to remember is that as much as good as...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2011 4 Comments

An article titled With Debt Deal in Hand, When Does Geithner Quit? prompted this response from self-described liberal Prof. Dan Kennedy of Northeastern Univ. in Boston: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2011 16 Comments

I find this interesting, considering that Hatch is facing a likely challenge from Jason Chaffetz, who is gaining in the polls. I like Hatch, although I'll readily admit I have followed him mostly as relates to judicial appointments, where he fought the good fight on Clarence...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2011 11 Comments

On August 9 the key recall elections against six Republican State Senators will take place. I have not focused enough on this lately, with the all consuming debt ceiling fight taking time.  But Wisconsin is critically important. Before I forget, you can donate to help defend the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2011 12 Comments

I previously noted that while Obama had a strong second quarter fundraising, the effort focused on two gimmicks -- getting big donors to max out early and running up "small donor" numbers through a cheesy $5 $3 dinner raffle. Now it appears that the fundraising is...

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