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Posted by Joel Engel on October 16, 2012 12 Comments

The guiding principle of the then-new Progressive Movement more than a century ago was: The greatest good for the greatest number of people.  Which was verbatim the rationale invoked by President Teddy Roosevelt when, in 1905, he approved construction of the aqueduct that would steal...

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Posted by Joel Engel on October 16, 2012 14 Comments

Unlike the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times doesn’t have a motto.  But if it did, this would work: All the news that's fit to print for people who don't know any better, reported by those who don't want you to. Exhibit 7,593,648: A front-page...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 16, 2012 12 Comments

Some timeless advice from commenter vonbeck2, taken in Mandeville, LA: As I am always on the look-out for something out of the norm I spotted this and was lucky enough to be able to snap a pick at a red light. I think this is excellent advice....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 16, 2012 12 Comments

First it was union members being fined for not picketing for Elizabeth Warren.  Then it was Warren supporters taunting a gay staffer with Scott Brown's campaign. Now black supporters of Scott Brown have received the sort of racially based taunts that we have seen directed in the...

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Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 15, 2012 3 Comments

Each day until Election Day we will feature a previously unpublished photo sent in by a Legal Insurrection reader on National Empty Chair Day, September 3, 2012. The countdown continues with 22 days to go. Today’s Empty Chair photo comes to us from Rod in Texas who writes, "My wife...

Posted by Anne Segal on October 15, 2012 9 Comments

The DC Metro is planning once again to release 100,000 "commemorative fare" paper ($14) and plastic SmarTrip ($15) metro cards for the 2013 Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. The proposed designs depict either Obama or Romney with accompanying pictures and a slogan. President Obama was the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2012 18 Comments

Elizabeth Warren raised $12.1 million in the third quarter, compared to $7.45 million for Scott Brown.  It is not yet known how much cash on hand Warren has, but Brown has $10.2 million. There is a problem, though.  Warren uses credit card portals which do not...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on October 15, 2012 42 Comments

Forbes contributor, Larry Bell, released an article late last night entitled, "Pants On Fire: Obama Administration Scrambles for Cover as Benghazi Lie Explodes." The article, drawing on reports from CNN, reveals a picture the Obama administration is desperately trying to sweep under the rug. President Obama's foreign...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2012 42 Comments

It's really hard for the Commission on Presidential Debates to find truly neutral moderators, because of how neutral is perceived. If the moderator were from Fox News, even if a non-ideological news person like Bret Baier, there would be howls of protest from the Obama campaign...

Posted by A.F. Branco on October 15, 2012 6 Comments

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Posted by Joel Engel on October 15, 2012 18 Comments

For months we’ve read poll results about how much more likable President Obama is than Mitt Romney. I don’t believe them, and the reason I don’t is that for three years I’ve heard people preface their disagreements with Obama’s policies by saying, “I really like...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2012 8 Comments

From Steve: Found along I-43 in the Town of Wilson, Wisconsin, just a couple miles south of the Sheboygan/Sheboygan Falls/Kohler Megalopolis. Sorry the resolution isn't better. Camera phone. From Larry in Florida: Got a good look at this billboard on the way to lunch in Aventura, FL and had...

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 14, 2012 9 Comments

Each day until Election Day we will feature a previously unpublished photo sent in by a Legal Insurrection reader on National Empty Chair Day, September 3, 2012. The countdown continues with 23 days to go. Today’s Empty Chair photo comes to us from an Donna in New Jersey who writes...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 14, 2012 45 Comments

The debate Tuesday night is a "town hall" style. While the prevailing wisdom is that this will help Obama, I'm not so sure.  While it will give Obama the chance to give hope and change type mini-speeches, it also gives Romney the chance to push the...

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