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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2010 10 Comments
The gloss is off the Obamacare rose, if it ever were there. The Office of the Actuary of Medicare has released a report which finds that Obamacare will increase, not decrease, health care costs, and … (wait for it because you never would have guessed)...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2010 4 Comments
So reports The New York Times regarding a new conventional weapons system under development. In the recent arms control treaty signed with the Russians we agreed to count each of these new conventional weapons towards the nuclear weapons limits in the treaty, meaning that for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2010 7 Comments
Not since Sarah Palin gave an interview at a turkey processing farm has the left-wing blogosphere been so excited. The reason for the excitement? Sue Lowden, a Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada, mentioned that bartering is a legitimate means of obtaining health care services....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2010 15 Comments
Obama is speaking at Cooper Union, in the heart of the New York financial district, which AP describes as follows (emphasis mine): Ramping up pressure for a financial overhaul, President Barack Obama is heading to the place where the economic meltdown began to argue for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 19, 2010 3 Comments
DEBKAfile is an Israeli website which focuses on intelligence, military affairs, and Middle East politics. It is a must-read and is on my list of “Blogs I Read” in the left sidebar. The site frequently breaks information about various intriques which we read about in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 19, 2010 13 Comments
On Friday, Goldman Sachs was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with fraud in the formation and marketing of a mortgage backed product, a so-called Collateralized Debt Obligation. The gist of the allegations is that Goldman Sachs failed to disclose that a major hedge...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 18, 2010 6 Comments
Just a little anecdote about the likely future of Obamacare: I was speaking with a doctor friend earlier today, and the topic turned to Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance reimbursement rates. He told me that Medicare pays him about half what private insurance pays, and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 15, 2010 14 Comments
A poll released by McLaughlin & Associates claims that the American Jewish love affair with Obama is fading: According to the 2008 exit polls, Barack Obama won 78% to 21% among Jewish voters. Now, in the second year of Obama’s presidency, only 42% of voters...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 14, 2010 6 Comments
Syria dialogue going, Syria Gave Scuds to Hezbollah, U.S. Says New era of openness going, Obama’s disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit Support for freedom-loving peoples going, At nuclear summit, Obama snubs an ally ——————————————–Follow me on Twitter and Facebook

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2010 8 Comments
Definitely a day of F.O.M.S. (fear of missing something). I couldn’t hit the blog during the day today because of meetings, and while I was away, the whole world freaked out. Resignations, arguments, threats, more resignations, and then some: Obama debated Sarah Palin on nuclear...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2010 12 Comments
The Obama administration’s new nuclear policy, to which I alerted readers several days ago and again yesterday, contains a very curious doctrine. As reported by Jake Tapper: In the [Nuclear Policy] Review, the US government will pledge to refrain from using nuclear weapons to attack...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2010 1 Comment
“The fiercely pro-Israeli Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was among the guests at the controversy-filled Arab League summit in Libya with the supposed aim of forming a unified strategy against Tel Aviv’s illegal settlement plans in Palestinian territories. At one point, according to reports, Berlusconi, whose...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 01, 2010 15 Comments
Thanks to a reader for calling my attention to the ongoing spasms of vindictiveness in the U.S. policy towards Honduras. As noted in numerous posts here, the U.S. tried to force the return to power of Chavista and wannabe President-for-Life Manuel Zelaya. Only through the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2010 28 Comments
Here is how Tucker Carlson described the purpose behind the Daily Caller (emphasis mine): Tucker Carlson announced plans to launch DailyCaller.com, a conservative-leaning news site that will aim to be an answer to the Huffington Post…. Mr. Carlson told reporters and bloggers at the Heritage...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2010 5 Comments
If Repeal were a candidate, she would win in a landslide (emphasis mine): One week after the House of Representatives passed the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, 54% of the nation’s likely voters still favor repealing the new law. The...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2010 6 Comments
Frank Rich has a blood lust as do many of those pushing the false meme that opposition to Obama equals racism and violence, as witnessed by Rich’s latest polemic in the NY Times today, The Rage Is Not About Health Care. As happened with the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 27, 2010 4 Comments
Let me guess, this is all Israel’s fault in the new “balanced” approach to the Middle East. From the Times of London: SAUDI ARABIA is pouring hundreds of millions of pounds into Islamist groups in the Balkans, some of which spread hatred of the West...
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