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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

Kloppenburg-O-Meter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 12 Comments

The demand for a recount, at taxpayer expense, by JoAnne Kloppenburg has produced almost no change in the vote count after six days of counting, but has cost taxpayers several hundred thousand dollars already.The Prosser Recount committee has a handy way of keeping track of...

Dems Go To The Filibuster Mat For John J. “Jack” McConnell, Jr.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 8 Comments

Update - Vote in Senate will be Wednesday at noon. See updated post, Senate To "Go To War" Today Over Jack McConnell Nomination. ------------------I have posted frequently about John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr., nominated for an open seat to the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island. ...

Remembering Johnny “Mike” Spann

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 4 Comments

Hearing the news of Osama bin Laden's death brought forward many emotions and memories.One of those memories for me was the story of Johnny "Mike" Spann, from Winfield, Alabama, the first American killed in the Afghanistan war, on November 25, 2001.Spann was a CIA operative,...

Sign of the Times

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 2 Comments

Taken by reader Scott in North Raleigh, NC, while stopped at a red light (thanks for humoring me).Scott says it's one of the first time's he's agreed with a Tar Heels fan. Hey, maybe this has brought us all together:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow...

Back to Reality

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 1 Comment

Back to reality. Osama bin Laden is still dead, and the economy still stinks, Teen joblessness may hit record this summer: A record-low one in four U.S. teenagers will land a summer job in the coming months as a result of a still-poor job market...

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

If you subsidize them, they will come.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 02, 2011 19 Comments

Kathleen"[The] University of Nebraska-Lincoln is proposing a new tuition structure to allow it to charge engineering students significantly more for a bachelor's degree than it charges English majors. ...

Please Update Your List

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 3 Comments

Recent change noted (h/t Sister Toldjah)--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

The Irony Grows Deeper – Key Intel Came From Enhanced Interrogations In Secret Prisons

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 9 Comments

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, via AP:Officials say CIA interrogators in secret overseas prisons developed the first strands of information that ultimately led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.Current and former U.S. officials say that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the...

It’s Still The Economy And Big Government, Stupid

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 9 Comments

Nate Silver at the NY Times, addressing the inevitable question as to how the success of the bin Laden operation helps Obama's electoral chances, does not see a long term electoral advantage arising from the killing of Osama bin Laden:Yes, this is going to help...

The World Awaits Word From … Glenn Greenwald

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 5 Comments

It's 9:45 a.m. Eastern.Is there anyone who has not opined on the killing of Osama bin Laden yet?Yes, there is. The world awaits word from ...

Hmmm … Obama Passed Up Earlier Opportunity To Get Bin Laden

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 10 Comments

So reports Jake Tapper of ABC.Apparently bin Laden's compound was identified positively in March, and the military wanted to drop a dozen or so guided bombs and reduce the compound to ashes. According to Tapper, Obama passed on the request because there would have been...

Obama’s Correspondents’ Dinner Speech – Even More Remarkable Knowing What Obama Knew At The Time

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 13 Comments

I was harshly critical of Obama's Correspondents' Dinner speech Saturday night, and I still am. The speech was petty and unnecessarily divisive, and the video played just before the speech -- which at best bordered on mocking traditional patriotism -- was no better.But in hindsight, the...

Bin Laden Dead

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 01, 2011 20 Comments

Multiple news reports state that Obama will announced that Osama bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.To be updated when the details are announced.This is a time of joy.Comments are open.Updates: Obama gave his statement (my paraphrase): U.S. killed bin Laden. Week...

Congratulations Kathleen McCaffrey – 2011 Wall Street Journal Bartley Fellow

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 01, 2011 17 Comments

Congratulations to our very own Kathleen McCaffrey, who has been named one of only five Bartley Fellows by the Wall Street Journal.A copy of the announcement by Paul Gigot is here:Kathleen McCaffrey, from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, is a rising senior at Cornell University with a major in...

“May Day” a sign of Mayday

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 01, 2011 4 Comments

KathleenMay Day (May 1st) is a celebration of worker "rights" (and springtime, but, really..). Of course, as we've seen in Wisconsin, worker rights are usually translated into jargon that reads as "my comforts are more important than yours, taxpayer!" Unionized labor in places like Greece...

This presidency is not an odd vehicle for mocking patriotism

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 01, 2011 5 Comments

I missed the introductory video (below) shown just before Obama's speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last night, because the cable networks did not cut in until he began to speak.The video was called to my attention by Ben Smith's column, in which Smith made...

Hollywood Began Its Campaign To Re-Elect Obama Last Night

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 01, 2011 21 Comments

Barack Obama's speech at the White House correspondents' dinner last night was small and petty. Watch it below, and compare it to similar appearances by George Bush.Bush, who was under attack from the media, academia and the entertainment industry on a scale which makes the "birther"...