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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

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...

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

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

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"...

I Have Been Waiting For This One

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 01, 2011 13 Comments

Do you realize how long I have been waiting for this?Spotted yesterday in Ithaca:My reaction? No comment.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Update on Marizela Perez

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 30, 2011 4 Comments

Michelle Malkin has an update on her cousin, Marizela Perez, who has been missing for two months. Today is her 19th birthday.Unfortunately, there is no news or leads.Michelle discloses that the family has not received cooperation from Jack in the Box Corporation for suveillance video at...

Saturday Night Card Game (Mitt Romney Gives Race Card Players The Rope With Which To Hang Him)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 30, 2011 20 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:And on the 75th episode of the Saturday Night Card Game, we again ponder how we have reached the point where words or expressions which have no connection to...

Daniels Scores Big

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 30, 2011 5 Comments

KathleenI'm really proud to see Chris Christie cracking down on the public teachers union in NJ, but I think he could take a page from Mitch Daniels' book after seeing the latest piece of legislation the Indiana governor has helped bring to fruition...

It’s because we expect so much less from Think Progress than from Wonkette

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 30, 2011 8 Comments

Think Progress, the Democratic messaging website run by John Podesta of the Center for American Progress, has been a frequent focus here for its outlandish race-card playing and other antics.This week Think Progress hit a new low, when it ran a blog post mocking the...

In China you are not allowed to videotape the leadership without permission

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 30, 2011 6 Comments

Well, he keeps saying we need to emulate China.This video has caused a stir:The controversy was not the protest, but that the White House communications team threatened to suspended the reporter who took the videotape, because multimedia coverage of Obama's fundraiser was not permitted. The...

These Docs Sure Can Pick ‘Em

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 30, 2011 7 Comments

Thanks to Steve Burri for sending this photo he took in the physicians' parking area at a local Wisconsin hospital.I hope the docs are better at surgery than they are at picking political winners:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the...