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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

Obama fails to match Bush fundraising / Update – 2Q v. 3Q

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 13, 2011 10 Comments

You will not see that headline. Instead you will see headlines about Obama's blowout fundraising of $86 million combined for his campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Of that amount, $47 million was for Obama's campaign. But as The NY Times notes deep down in its article...

Just say NOPE

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 13, 2011 3 Comments

Sent by reader Karl who snapped the photo in Rochester Hills, MI, and who writes: I'm a long-time reader but I haven't registered for comments or anything; however, I was behind this bumper sticker and didn't recall ever seeing it on your list before. Thought you...

Someone please tell me it’s darkest before the dawn

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2011 34 Comments

Because the more I think about Mitch McConnell's proposal, the darker things are looking. I tried in my initial post to be fair and balanced, and not simply reactive. But it's growing on me, and not in a good way. The good news is that 98% of...

Is it worth $2.5 trillion to defeat Obama?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2011 23 Comments

Below is the video in which Mitch McConnell sets forth his proposal, and here is the WaPo analysis: McConnell’s proposal would have the effect of forcing Obama and congressional Democrats to take full responsibility for raising the debt limit, and require Democrats to vote on the...

Nice to see

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2011 1 Comment

Someone who after 9 years is not suffering from Blogger Burnout or any other known blogging disorder. We all should be so lucky. ...

U. Michigan Ending Partnership With University in China Over National Security Concerns

Trans College Basketball Player Wants Discipline for Those ‘Questioning Her Right to Play’

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

Mitch McConnell Sets The 2012 Narrative

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2011 28 Comments

I have praised Mitch McConnell before, when he was fighting an almost impossible battle to hold the line in the Senate on a variety of issues when the Democrats had a filibuster-proof or near filibuster-proof majority. Now McConnell may have set the narrative for 2012 on...

Prof. Susan Feinberg: Proud to have confronted Paul Ryan / Update – Audio added

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2011 60 Comments

Susan Feinberg, the Rutgers Professor who confronted Paul Ryan at a D.C. restaurant over the cost of a bottle of wine ordered by people at Ryan's table, appeared on the Dom Giordano radio show in Philadelphia moments ago (h/t to a commenter). I hope to...

Obama throws Democrats’ Mediscare campaign off a cliff

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2011 8 Comments

Almost the entire Democratic Party theme for the 2012 elections at every level is that evil Republicans want to destroy "Medicare as we know it," whereas Democrats want to save the program by raising taxes on the "rich." As Michael Alan documented here, groups behind the "Mediscare"...

You must not have received the memo

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2011 8 Comments

Spotted by reader Will in Denver, Colorado: The car owner obviously is operating under a false impression: That’s what the revenue debate is about. It’s not because I want to raise revenues for the sake of raising revenues, or I’ve got some grand ambition to create a...

How will it end?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2011 22 Comments

Help me formulate possible answers for a reader poll asking that question. Considering that some people wanted more than two alternative in the Flash Poll today, I'm taking suggestions....

They will fight in the restaurants, they will fight on the front lawns ….

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2011 30 Comments

The story about a Rutgers professor confronting Rep. Paul Ryan at a Washington, D.C., restaurant over the cost of wine ordered by people at Ryan's table rightly has been criticized, including by me. But most of the criticism deals with the professor being a busy-body and...

He’s the only reasonable person, in his own mind

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2011 23 Comments

I was right, mostly. The serious, conciliatory Obama showed up at the press conference today. The only reasonable person in the room was the theme. I was wrong to the extent that in his opening statement and throughout Obama framed the issue as the Republicans not...

What are the rules of engagement at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2011 19 Comments

That's the question I have, because the French obviously have different rules than we do (h/t Israel Matzav): Syrians loyal to President Bashar Assad stormed the US and French embassies in Damascus on Monday. The crowds managed to break into and enter the American compound, but...

Flash Poll – Which Obama will show up at today’s press conference?

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

Obama is holding another press conference today, at 11 a.m. , with regard to the debt talks. The last press conference was an unmitigated disaster for him, leading one MSNBC talking head to drop the "D" bomb. My take is that we will see a different...