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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

Slow news day, so it’s time for … Stuxnet!

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2011 1 Comment

Via the Iranian Fars News Agency: Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi said that his ministry has provided the country's state and private firms and organizations with the necessary security instructions and measures to confront possible cyber attacks. "The intelligence ministry has notified the different bodies of the...

Don’t Pile On Newt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2011 15 Comments

Newt's campaign has its troubles. But there's no reason to pile on Newt because of the Tiffany's credit line story. That's just how the media does it; what difference does it make how he spends his money as long as it's legal, nothing that touches on...

Israel – Demographic Superpower

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2011 7 Comments

The demographic argument against Israel is overstated. Contrary to what commonly is believed, the non--Jewish population in the West Bank is not growing so rapidly that Israel's Jewish majority is threatened: Respected Israeli demographer Yoram Ettinger wisely warns: "Beware of Palestinians Bearing Demographic Numbers." His data indicate that...

“Yes We Can’t”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2011 6 Comments

Sent by reader Thomas, who writes: Took this at Redwood National Park on Saturday. I'm actually from Porland OR and sent the Hybrid Bumper sticker picture before. Notice on the picture of Pres. Obama standing at the podium (passenger side taillight) "missing" the American flag.Don't jump...

Blago, How Art Thou?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2011 5 Comments

There was a time long ago, in December 2008 soon after this blog was founded, that this blog was almost all Blagojevich all the time, and the keeper of The Official Guide to Blagojevich Blogs . (What made it "Official"? You'll have to read the post to...

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

Confirmed – Netroots Nation 2012 Chose Providence To Keep RightOnline Away

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2011 25 Comments

I posted yesterday about my suspicions that Netroots Nation 2012 was scheduled for Providence, RI, a small convention market (and near my home in RI) in order to keep RightOnline away by booking almost all the major convention space and hotel rooms. Netroots Nation has been...

“Why should we devote resources begging people to act in their own self interest?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2011 12 Comments

That's the question asked by Justin Katz at Anchor Rising, a Rhode Island based conservative blog, in the context of handwringing over the "skills gap" and plan to pump more money into motivating people to get educated: They'll seek to pour additional money into secondary and...

Yelena Bonner

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2011 2 Comments

It is with sadness that I read of the passing of Yelena Bonner, the wife of Andrei Sakharov, at age 88 in Boston. The story is at CIF Watch, Yelena Bonner - Courageous Jewish Leftist: I have read several obits for Yelena Bonner, who died in...

A Case for Rick Perry

Posted by Katie Thompson on June 21, 2011 72 Comments

The pool of Republican candidates just keeps growing, and voters are beginning to vet stances and pick sides. In an economy burdened by a $14.4 trillion debt and over 9% unemployment, Americans want someone new at the helm who can turn this sinking ship around....

I must have missed the part where Ed Rollins apologized

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2011 8 Comments

Via HotAir via WaPo comes news that Michele Bachmann "reportedly" ordered Ed Rollins to apologize to Sarah Palin for the nasty remarks Rollins threw Palin's way his first day on the job as a senior Bachmann campaign advisor. I've been busy the past few days with the...

If we could do ’08 over, “third term” would win

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2011 2 Comments

This oldie but goody was spotted recently by reader Leonard in South St. Louis. "Third term" is looking pretty good in hindsight. ...

Is Netroots Nation hiding in Providence in 2012?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 9 Comments

When I learned earlier today that Netroots Nation 2012 was going to be in Providence, I joked that I would be holding a party at my house. On second thought, maybe there is more to the selection of Providence than meets the eye. There is no real...

The Conservatory lands, too

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 3 Comments

Or is it "takes off"? Whatever, two of my favorite bloggers, Dan Collins and Joy McCann, have launched The Conservatory: The Conservatory is meant to be a lot more than a news-aggregation site: it’s intended to provide free-market types with a sense of community, which can be...

Great News – We’ve Already Stolen The 2012 Election

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 24 Comments

So says E.J. Dionne in The Washington Post, arguing that voter i.d. laws and limitations on early voting will suppress the Democratic Party vote and disenfranchise minorities: An attack on the right to vote is underway across the country through laws designed to make it more difficult...

Meet Katie Thompson

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 21 Comments

I am pleased that Katie Thompson will be doing some guest posts here, starting with a post about Rick Perry. Katie expands the geographical diversity of the university blogging team of Kathleen, Matt and Mike. Katie is entering her senior year at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Katie already...

Party at my house for Netroots Nation 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 7 Comments

This is almost as good as Ann Althouse having the union protests right outside her window. Netroots Nation, attended by all of my very good blog-friends, will be held in Providence! All the nutroots in my home state and not far from my house in the most...

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