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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 40 Comments

Last night Newt Gingrich addressed the issue of whether to deport people who are in the country illegally but have deep roots in the community over long periods of time.  The issue of deportation is quite distinct from a so-called "pathway to citizenship." The Romney campaign...

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

Windmills are a centerpiece of Obama's energy plans for the nation. We've already documented how wind power subsidies take from the windless to give to the winded, and some problems when the wind blows too much. Here's another, from Britain, regarding noise pollution: Wind turbines are being turned off...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 1 Comment

to see readers wait for a red light to take a bumper sticker photo. Thanks to reader Ira who writes: Love the blog, and look forward to all the bumper stickers. Attached is one I observed in Naples, FLA almost two weeks ago, while on a trip to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 5 Comments

Wolf Blitzer started the night by confirming that Wolf really was his first name. In the introductory statements, Mitt Romney confirmed that Mitt was his first name. Except that it's not, it's Willard. Which leads to the Tweet of the Night from @AshleyRParker:  ...

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

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 4 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 18 Comments

As this goes to post, Wolf Blitzer is preparing carefully and cautiously for the Republican foreign policy / national security debate he will be moderating tonight on CNN. The questions were written long ago, but they are being checked and rechecked again.  No chances can be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 11 Comments

Steve Haywood at Power Line (h/t Instapundit) has a good post pointing out how the Occupy movement moved quickly from Woodstock to Altamont: Numerous observers have pointed out how the media and liberals (sorry for the redundancy) lavished sympathy on Occupy Wall Street until it became...

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

Yes, there is another debate tonight.  I haven't decided whether to go "live" or do commentary at the breaks. While it would be easy to complain about yet another debate, I think the debates have been worthwhile in sorting out the candidates.  Tonight will be the...

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

It's been a really long time (almost two years, I think) since I've done this. A number of readers have been very generous over the years both in making one time donations and monthly subscriptions (starting at $5 per month) [Some people have had trouble with these...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 20 Comments

What kind of movement calls female supporters "white bitches"?  And what type of women take that to be a term of endearment? Via The Atlantic, The Occupy Movement's Women Problem: "I'm called 'that white bitch who gets everything she wants' at the GA's," says Elise Whitaker, 21, adopting a bit...

Posted by Matthew Knee on November 22, 2011 3 Comments

Fresh off seeing Alan Grayson ads all over conservative blogs (including LI), I’m now seeing an independent expenditure campaign against Scott Brown that highlights his conservative votes. Ironically, it might even be helpful to Brown for such ads to appear on sometimes-skeptical conservative sites to highlight...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 5 Comments

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Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 21, 2011 23 Comments

From the AP:  With the collapse of the deficit-cutting supercommittee, Congress' emergency backup budget-cutting plan now is supposed to take over — automatic, across-the-board spending reductions of roughly $1 trillion from military and well as domestic government programs. But the big federal deficit reductions that are to...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 21, 2011 4 Comments

Not that anyone who should try to find out about the distinction would care, but Ayn Rand ≠ libertarianism. I recently had an email forwarded to me by a friend on an "Occupy" listserve from an academic with the subject line "A little something for the libertarians"...

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