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

So badly that he still claims to be willing to veto any debt bill which does not extend the debt limit beyond the 2012 elections: Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he is working on a plan to raise the debt limit by $2.7 trillion,...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 25 Comments

but not a "golden calf." Or am I misreading this? What means it, says you? Thanks to reader Linda who spotted this message Sunday in The Tennessean. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2011 7 Comments

I always liked this line from the 1987 movie Wall Street, by character Lou Mannheim played by Hal Holbrook: Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss Seems...

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

Thanks to reader Robert, who writes: I saw this and thought of your blog. I'm just guessing, but I don't think he's a fan of the President. Spotted in the parking lot of Wal-Mart in Republic, Missouri. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 15 Comments

Because the Sun may not rise in the East tomorrow, I'll be posting random updates of interest, but feel free to help out in the comments particularly in those hours known on the East Coast as sleepy time. Harry Reid just (8:40 p.m. Eastern) issued a statement...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 16 Comments

I'm used to left-wing bloggers distorting what I write, which is why I rarely respond.  But I was disappointed to read Charles Lemos of MyDD, one of the less crazy of the genre, write the following on Saturday morning: In fact even before all the facts were...

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

I don't pretend to understand the internal politics behind the Iowa Ames straw poll, but I do understand the public perception. Ames, like almost every "straw poll," is about expectations and spin, trying to give momentum to candidates who need it, or crush candidate before they...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 13 Comments

My Hydrangea Aspera Robusta is in bloom.  It is a strange looking beast. Planted several years ago at the same time as the Oak Leaf:  ...

Posted by Michael Alan on July 24, 2011 7 Comments

Dear Rahm, Governor Christie has a right to get testy when questioned on his family's decision to send their children to parochial school because he's working to give all children the opportunity to get a great education, be it in a public school or elsewhere. You,...

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

Here is your overnight debt bomb defusing news: Sam Stein at HuffPo says Boehner's going to call Obama's bluff on a short term extension:  "The Ohio Republican, in a briefing with his conference on Saturday, announced that he would press for a short-term deal, with major spending...

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

My first reaction when I saw this was, Holy - - - - ! Thanks to reader Paul who took this photo in the parking lot of a golf course in Massachusetts yesterday. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 23, 2011 59 Comments

That's Rick Perry's position on the NY same-sex marriage law: Perry, who is considering running for president, at a forum in Colorado on Friday called himself an “unapologetic social conservative” and said he opposes gay marriage — but that he’s also a firm believer in the...

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

Via AP:  Gunmen on motorcycles assassinated an Iranian nuclear physicist on Saturday, Iranian media reports said, in a killing that bore similarities to other slayings of scientists involved in the country's nuclear work in recent years. The semi-official ISNA news agency identified the victim as Darioush Rezaei,...

Posted by Matthew Knee on July 23, 2011 9 Comments

A recent United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report on Arab contributions to science has declared Moses ben Maimon (also known as Maimonides or Rambam), generally considered the greatest of medieval Jewish philosophers and theologians (and incidentally, among the most prominent physicians of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 23, 2011 34 Comments

John Podhoretz notes that Obama is trying to talk the markets into a panic as part of Obama's political strategy (emphasis mine): An enraged Barack Obama just took to the nation’s airwaves to announce his effort to strike a deal with Republican Speaker of the House...

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