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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

Weiner Presser – “It’s like he’s giving an acceptance speech”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2011 15 Comments

That was my wife's comment.The Weiner resignation press conference was amazing. He was barely apologetic, focused on his own "healing" and gave a campaign speech about how he always wanted to serve the people of New York.There were hecklers there, shouting things like "goodbye pervert"...

Weiner Open Thread

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

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More Pallywood

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2011 10 Comments

This photo of an Israeli soldier standing on a young Palestinian girl is making the rounds on the internet and evoking enormous anti-Israel vitriol: As Israel Matzav points out, however, the photo is not what it seems: There's one small problem - the photo is a fake. The...

“Bumper Stickers Are Not The Answer”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2011 4 Comments

Thanks to reader Barbara for sending photos of this SUV spotted in the parents parking lot at the AI DuPont Hospital for Children in Delaware:Bonus question: What is the bumper sticker covered over in the bottom image?--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook,...

Me on the Dan Rhea Show Talking about Sarah Palin and Paul Revere

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 14 Comments

I appeared on Nightside with Dan Rea on WBZ 1030 Boston on June 6. If you are from elsewhere in the country you may not know that WBZ is a mega news station; it's on my preset dial in Rhode Island and covers all of...

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

NYC Subway Slasher with 87 Priors Still at Large

University of Oklahoma Paid Drag Queen $11,500 for Performance in Campus Show

President of Indiana University Reported to Her Own Bias Team

UCLA Loses Massive Charitable Gift Over Handling of Campus Anti-Israel Protests

Rutgers University Promises Changes After Investigation of Campus Antisemitism

Gimme That Old Time (Climate Change) Religion

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 26 Comments

Following up on the story earlier about predictions of a looming mini-Ice Age due to changes in solar sun spot activity, reader Billy sent me a link to this Time magazine article from 1974, Another Ice Age?I'll excerpt the article here, but you really have...

MSM, Left, Yawn As The War In Libya Becomes Increasingly Illegal

Posted by Matthew Knee on June 15, 2011 16 Comments

(by Matthew Knee)As the mainstream media strained its resources and even brought on amateurs to power through Sarah Palin's old emails for the scandal that wasn't there, a slow-motion constitutional crisis has been unfolding.The War Powers Resolution clearly states that president can authorize military action...

Did these so-called shovels ever exist?

Posted by Michael Alan on June 15, 2011 5 Comments

(by Michael Alan)Oh look, he made a funny:But when he was selling the $800 billion stimulus both before and in the months after it was passed, all he could say was "shovel-ready":Last October, the President first denounced the use of the term "shovel-ready":Mr. Obama reflect[ed]...

Pass the Ice

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 8 Comments

I would gladly suffer through a mini-Ice Age if it proved them all wrong:What may be the science story of the century is breaking this evening, as heavyweight US solar physicists announce that the Sun appears to be headed into a lengthy spell of low activity,...

Our President Really, Truly Does Not Understand The Economy

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

And they complain that Sarah Palin is "stupid" and unfit to be President? Obama recently expressed a view of the economy in which technological innovation is viewed as a threat to jobs:President Obama explained to NBC News that the reason companies aren't hiring is not because...

“your comments about spiking footballs seem distinctly un-professorial”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 68 Comments

In my post yesterday about the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturning Judge Sumi, I opined:This is a sweeping victory for Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker. (And for my prior legal anaylsis, but that's another matter. I'll be spiking the football, for sure.)...

On the Republican Field — Give Me More, Faster Please

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 9 Comments

I saw this interview of Rick Perry yesterday afternoon, and I was impressed. I'm not willing to commit yet, because the field is not complete and I don't know enough about him, but I'm intrigued by Rick Perry. (Thanks for all your prior comments, give...

Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns Judge Sumi

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 50 Comments

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has just released a decision (here) overturning Judge Sumi's ruling invalidating the Wisconsin collective bargaining bill.Some key language from the ruling, which overturned Judge Sumi's rulings both procedurally (for interfering in the legislative process) and substantively (there was no violation of...

Last Night’s Debate In 42-DemRapidResponse Seconds

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 0 Comments

Glad I didn't have to watch the whole thing last night. The Democratic National Committee's Rapid Response Team has produced this 42-second version to save me time:Not having watched the whole thing, I can't say myself that is was misleading. So I'll rely on this...

So Now All These People Will Apologize To Sarah Palin About Margaret Thatcher, Right?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 29 Comments

A week ago The Guardian reported that Margaret Thatcher was refusing to meet with Sarah Palin, attributing a quote to an "ally" of Thatcher as follows:Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That would be belittling for Margaret. Sarah Palin is nuts.The blogosphere, including...

A Fair Assessment of Think Progress

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 9 Comments

John Hinderaker of Power Line Blog has done an excellent job tracking down and debunking the serial lies of Think Progress regarding the Koch brothers. I've chimed in too from time to time, but John really has led the charge.In a post today, John demonstrates...

Michele, Ma Belle?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 5 Comments

Michele Bachmann should not be enjoying all the praise the Palin haters are throwing her way, for they don't really mean it, except as a tool to "shut the door" on Palin. Example:Doug Mataconis about last night's debate:Bachmann is a much better public speaker [than Palin]...