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Congress Must Stop Trump From Being Sworn In, Argues Column in The Hill

Younger Generation Support for Luigi Mangione Reflects "A Strong Anti-Capitalist Trend on Campuses"

Israel's Pager Operation Disoriented and Severely Damaged Hezbollah, Here's How They Did It

Is Generalissimo Francisco “Hugo” Chavez Still Alive?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2011 1 Comment

There are no clear reports. Some say dead, some say dying, some say planning a triumphant return having beaten the disease which the Yankee-imperialist dogs used to try to kill him through the agents of the Zionist Entity. In anticipation of the worst/best, here goes: ...

Chris Wallace Palinizes Michele Bachmann

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2011 33 Comments

The narrative already was being set, the Palinization of Michele Bachmann, but now that Fox News has joined in, it's all but over as to the Michele Bachmann narrative if she makes it to a general election (including as to V.P.). It's a question to which...

Applying The Weiner Test To The WI Sup Ct Scuffle

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2011 48 Comments

The facts are murky so far as to the alleged altercation between Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices David Prosser and Ann Walsh Bradley. Byron York and Ann Althouse have good round-ups of the competing leaks and press releases, and the highly suspicious involvement of Soros-funded "investigative" journalists...

Help Me Beat The Filters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2011 5 Comments

I posted the other day about a reader having the new url (www.legalinsurrection.com) blocked at work as a porn site, whereas the prior ".blogspot.com" address was not. (Some government-employed readers previously wrote that all ".blogspot.com" addresses were blocked depending upon the agency, but that was not specific...

On what rational basis does NY State now deny polyamorous clusters the right to marry?

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

The slippery slope argument. Perhaps the best (or worst) example is the scene from Animal House in which an attempt by the student disciplinary council to discipline Delta House is turned into, through a series of slips and slopes, an alleged attack on the United States of...

U. Michigan Receives Nearly $4 Million to Promote Environmental Justice

Academy Awards Reflect Far-Left Anti-Israel Position

Brown University Faces Stunning $46 Million Deficit

University of Iowa Closing Down Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Department

Florida State Rep. Hillary Cassel Switches From Democrat to Republican

There Were 21 Hate Crime Hoaxes on College Campuses in 2024

It’s too late for Obama to send in the Marines

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2011 5 Comments

Spotted on Friday in Ithaca: ...

Saturday Night Card Game (Saggingpantsophobia)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 13 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: Some guy apparently was permitted by US Airways to board a plane wearing almost only women's underwear (image here, put down uncovered drinks before viewing). I'm not sure on what...

My Take On NY Gay Marriage Bill

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 49 Comments

If you believe that "powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people," then you have to agree that states control their own legal definitions of marriage,...

Can any Republican presidential candidate withstand being Palinized?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 43 Comments

Not a fan of Ed Rollins, but you know that. I guess this qualifies as Part 3 of the "Hey Ed Rollins, you deal with it" series. More than not being a fan of Ed Rollins, I keep questioning why Michele Bachmann started her campaign by having Rollins...

How do you fit this in a 30-second TV commercial?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 16 Comments

Or a 1-minute debate answer? That's the trick isn't it? So much has gone wrong, Obama has been so bad, its hard to get your words around it. (h/t to reader John for the link)...

Get in line, first they have to legalize marijuana

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 8 Comments

Thanks to reader Linda, who saw this in Brentwood, TN: ...

Are you kidding me, this is the Chicago Police Superintendent?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 19 Comments

A very bizarre attack on federal gun laws (actually the Second Amendment) and Sarah Palin by Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy speaking at Reverend Michael Pleger's church. And we wonder why the streets of Chicago are out of control? (h/t @angelflemming)(full video and transcript here)...

GOP-Backed Patent Reform Ignores the Constitution, Costs $1 Billion +, and Taxes Innovation

Posted by Michael Alan on June 24, 2011 11 Comments

You probably haven't heard about yesterday's passage of the "America Invents Act" in the House, but as the bill goes into reconciliation after gaining the support of all but 67 Republican Representatives and three Republican Senators (along with two Democratic Senators and 50 Democratic Representatives), it's...

Remember, we supported the Iranian regime in 2009

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 4 Comments

That's right, the Obama administration was deliberately silent and then deliberately accommodating to the Iranian regime during 2009 protests in order to facilitate "negotiations" on the Iranian nuclear program. What happened to all the protesters arrested? The Guardian reports: Prison guards in Iran are giving condoms to criminals...

The only thing better than being a blogger in 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 9 Comments

would be to be a blogger in 2016 if this happened (h/t HotAir): ...

Help me pick my Top 10 House races for 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 17 Comments

The last thing I want this blog to turn into is all Obama all the time (hah!). That's going to be hard in 2012, but we really need to keep focused on the insurance policy, the House and Senate. Contrary to what others are saying, there...

In RI, Republican Hope Springs Eternal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 2 Comments

There's a very interesting article in The Providence Phoenix (h/t Hummel Report) regarding plans by the Republican Party in Rhode Island to regain relevance: The Rhode Island Republican Party's reputation for ineptitude is, by any reasonable measure, richly deserved. Sure, the party held the governor's office for much of...