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Lie of the Year: Joe Biden Is "Sharp, Intensely Probing, Detail-Oriented, and Focused"

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) calls for creating Dem "war machine" to stop Republicans

Jimmy Carter's Presidency and Post-Presidency - A Brutal Assessment By National Review

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...

How am I going to explain this to my in-laws?

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

And I just saw them to help celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. I know, it's the White House trying to shut me down again. Thanks to a reader for alerting me to this block he now gets at work: ...

Rhode Island becomes France, refuses to turn murderer over to feds due to possible death penalty

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

Ever since Independent and former Republican Linc Chafee was elected Governor of my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations last fall, Chafee has implemented an interesting twist on states rights by refusing to participate in federal immigration enforcement efforts. Now Chafee has taken it one...

Blago Verdict Watch – See Ya Monday

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 0 Comments

Still no verdict. Via Chicago Sun Times Blago Blog: Onto day 10. Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will have to wait until at least next week to hear from the jury debating his fate on 20 counts charging him with corruption, fraud and extortion. The jury ended its ninth...

Is TikTok Brainwashing Young People?

UConn Medical School Invites Trans People to Train Students in ‘Gender-Affirming Care’

Young Progressives are Embracing Antisemitism Based on Lies

U. Tennessee Students Doing Work on Campus Discover Civil War Trench

‘Climate justice’ Group at Northwestern University Calls for School to Become ‘Fossil Free Campus’

House Republicans Fast-Track Bill to Ban Men From Women's Sports

Unexpected Tweet of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 3 Comments

Unexpectedly: More here....

Least Shocking Blog Post Title Ever: “Village Voice Editor discovers she hates Israel, curses when challenged”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 14 Comments

I will not bore you with all the details, so here's my summary: Leftist Jewish Film Editor of The Village Voice writes entirely self-absorbed tale of her own discovery that she hates Israel, decides to edit the mean stuff out of the Passover Hagadah, and when...

Hey Ed Rollins, you deal with it (Part 2)(the start of a series?)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 6 Comments

Maybe this will become the "Hey Ed Rollins, you deal with it" series, after Part 1 regarding the foul Rolling Stone attack on Michele Bachmann went over so well. This is how they do it, but you know all about that Ed, because you did it...

Storming the Senate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 19 Comments

According to Larry Sabato's "Crystal Ball," Republicans are likely to take control of the Senate in 2012: As we take a fresh look at next year’s Senate races, one thing is clear: Barring an unexpected reelection landslide by President Obama, Republicans are at least slightly favored...

5 Russian Nuclear Experts Aiding Iran Die In Plane Crash

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

While there has been plenty of speculation that Israel has been assassinating Iranians involved in Iran's nuclear program, and sabotaging the program through Stuxnet and other means, would the Israelis sabotage an entire passenger plane to get at five key Russian nuclear experts involved in...

“Release Baby Release” is the new “Drill Baby Drill”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 15 Comments

Yes, "drill baby drill" will not increase the supply of oil this month, but if we had been drilling baby drilling the past two and one-half years, instead of stifling production almost everywhere, we would not need to be releasing our strategic petroleum reserves. Via...

If Even Ben Bernanke’s Not On Your Side, You Know You’re Spending Too Much . . .

Posted by Michael Alan on June 23, 2011 2 Comments

While I’m certainly not a fan, especially of his policies like the finally ending QE2, I was pleasantly surprised to see Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke offer up a sliver of straight talk on President Obama’s record breaking deficits earlier this week. Prodded to respond to the...

Unattended children of vegans will be given hamburgers and milkshakes

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 8 Comments

Spotted by prolific bumper sticker photographer Jason in Asheville, NC. (no animals were harmed in the taking of these photos) ...

Someone please explain LinkedIn to me

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2011 25 Comments

Apparently Legal Insurrection has a LinkedIn account. I discovered this tonight. I must have forgotten about it. It's somewhat spooky, because when I signed in to respond to an invitation, it started suggesting people to me, and these are people I actually knew. And not just...

Obama Afghanistan Speech in One Sentence

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

... "We got bin Laden, and our troops will be out early in my second term if you reelect me, because we got bin Laden, and I never will forget the sacrifice of the troops who helped me get bin Laden, USA USA USA!"...

Legal Insurrection now goes on Blago verdict watch

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2011 2 Comments

I was afraid this would happen. Drawn into the Blago saga once again, unable to resist now that the jury just finished its 8th day of deliberations without a verdict. The Chicago Sun-Times' Blago Blog reports: Rod Blagojevich's jury ends day 8 of their discussions. The panel of 11 women...

Hey Ed Rollins, you deal with it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2011 16 Comments

Your candidate is getting the predictable Palin-treatment, but of course, you have so pissed off Palin supporters, you deal with it. After all, you are a serious campaign consultant. Michele Bachmann's Holy War, at Rolling Stone, has this image accompanying the article, which says pretty much all...