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When They Say 'Globalize The Intifada' They Mean Like The New Orleans Terrorist Mass Murder

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): RFK, Jr. "Wants To Kill Our Kids"

Meet the Deflection: Schumer Denies Democrats Misled on Biden’s Decline

So Are The Republican Primaries Over Before They Start?

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

I did not see the New Hampshire debate last night because I was traveling, but the various news reports, including from mainstream conservative blogs, seem to indicate that Romney appeared presidential and in command, Bachmann got attention and likely name recognition, Pawlenty missed an opportunity,...

Whatever

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

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The Great Debate Tonight

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 8 Comments

Despite the hype, I suspect many people will be thinking about some current and former Governors who will not be there, and who have not yet declared, or who may never declare.I'll be traveling tonight so I will not get to watch it. Please post...

Palin Email Frenzy Media Participation Rate falling fast

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 5 Comments

On Friday the media was in a complete frenzy to get Sarah Palin, enlisting a cast of thousands to scour the 24,000 pages of e-mails released by the State of Alaska.As just about everyone now acknowledges, the major networks and print newspapers never devoted a...

Collective Bargaining Law Back On The Table in Wisconsin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 9 Comments

Republicans in Wisconsin are planning to put the collective bargaining provision into the state's budget legislation, if the Wisconsin does not act soon to revoke Judge Sumi's ill-advised injunction against the law, as reported by JSOnline:The Legislature will put Gov. Scott Walker’s limits on collective...

Frat Members at San Diego State U. Charged After Pledge is 'Set on Fire' at Party

Couple That Threw Firebombs at U. Pittsburgh Michael Knowles Event Sentenced to Prison and Fined

U. Texas at Austin President Leaving School After Trying to Implement a More Conservative Vision

Rutgers Law School Published Paper With Multiple False Anti-Israel Talking Points

Lynn University Prof Proclaims Innocence After Being Accused of Living in a 'Nazi Fantasy'

NY Times Reporter Admits Regret Over Role in Kavanaugh Smear Campaign

All In All We’re Just Another Bump In The Road

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 7 Comments

I doubt Pink Floyd would have given permission to use the Another Brick in the Wall soundtrack, but that is what came to my mind when I saw this advertisement being run by Mitt Romney.What do you think? Is Romney capable of making the transition from "nice...

Parking Tickets, Merit Pay, and Affirmative Action – Why Bureaucratic Incentives Matter

Posted by Matthew Knee on June 13, 2011 2 Comments

(by Matthew Knee)I recently managed to get a few parking tickets dismissed. My parking permit fell off my mirror, resulting in about 4 tickets overnight. The parking office told me there was no rule against duplicate citations, and so did whomever processed my...

Palin Can’t Win ≠ Palin Shouldn’t Run

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 40 Comments

There is a lot I could say about John Ziegler's article in The Daily Caller demanding that Sarah Palin not run for President, and insisting that Palin has become beholden to an inner circle of yes-men and yes-women.I'll make just two points.First, Ziegler's main argument...

Warning Sign

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 10 Comments

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Pro-Illegal Immigration Groups Try To Turn RI Atty Gen’s Neighbors Against Him

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2011 7 Comments

The tactic which has come into vogue, particularly for SEIU protests, is to go to your opponents' home to protest, even if it means frightening the children in the house.Pro-illegal immigrant groups in Rhode Island have taken it one step further, not only protesting in...

Rachel Maddow Brings “Beef, Tequila and Condoms”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2011 11 Comments

Rachel Maddow is the superstar of the MSNBC stable and hero of the liberal Democratic base, called the smartest and best talk show host on television..So what did she do Friday night in the segment about the Palin e-mails? She highlighted an e-mail sent to...

Headline AP Refuses To Write: “Sarah Palin Stood Up For Good Gov’t In E-mail”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2011 5 Comments

Instead, we get this headline from AP: Palin Slams Jane Swift In E-mails. Catfight!Jane Swift was the former Governor of Massachusetts. I don't think the e-mail referenced by AP fairly could be characterized as "slamming" Swift, but Palin was critical of the fact that Swift reportedly...

He Is The Taxman, Man

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2011 1 Comment

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Is There Such A Thing As Being “Too Grouchy To Blog”?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2011 9 Comments

Look, I can understand someone being too worn out to blog. After all, blogger burnout is a serious problem, often resulting in bloggers falling back on the old trick of pumping out quick, newsy bits and links in lieu of substance. How can we be expected to work the fields...

Fear Factor 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2011 19 Comments

Reader John forwarded me this quote from Caroline Glick written in late May regarding Obama's position on Israel's borders:The question is, why are American Jewish leaders defending Obama?It would seem that there are three possible explanations.The first explanation is fear. Several American Jewish philanthropists have...

Michele Bachmann Doesn’t Seem To Understand How Ed Rollins Is Hurting Her

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2011 7 Comments

Michele Bachmann was interviewed by The Wall Street Journal:"If I'm in, I'll be all in," says Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, artfully dodging my question of whether she's running for president. Given that she just hired campaign strategist Ed Rollins, whose past clients include Ross Perot...

Chinese Communist State-Run News Objectively Declares Chinese Communists Objective Historians of Chinese Communism

Posted by Matthew Knee on June 11, 2011 4 Comments

Its not The Onion, its the chutzpah of authoritarianism.China's state-run Xinhua news service praised the Chinese Communist Party's latest volume of the "History of the Chinese Communist Party" as objective, containing "No exaggeration of glory and no denial of failure."Among other things, they blame...