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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

“But how in the world did Mrs. Palin, who is supposed to be so thick, manage to figure all this out so far ahead of the New York Times and all the economists it talked to?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2011 26 Comments

Back in November, Sarah Palin delivered a sharp criticism of Fed monetary policy, as reported by The Wall Street Journal:Sarah Palin, delving into a major policy issue a week after the mid-term elections, took aim Monday at the Federal Reserve and called on Fed chairman...

Fairness ≠ Envy and Jealousy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2011 17 Comments

The age of Obama is the age of envy and jealousy couched as fairness. As I have documented many times, Obama's political strategy during and after the 2008 campaign has been to appeal to envy and jealousy directed towards the Top 2% or 5%, depending upon the...

Free Carbon Credits

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2011 9 Comments

Imagine my surprise to see this vehicle with Virginia plates in Ithaca. From the decal, my guess is this belongs to the parents of a Cornell Engineering student.I met the owners, who were quite happy to have me photograph the bumper stickers:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers -...

Saturday Night Card Game (Fareed Zakaria plays the “John Smith card”)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2011 28 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:This is a follow up to two prior posts on the attempt by the mainstream media and left-blogosphere to frame the issue of Obama's constitutional qualification to be President as rooted...

The partisan solution.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 23, 2011 4 Comments

KathleenThe Hill gave a shot at clarifying the facts behind the partisan rhetoric surrounding the rise in gas prices. I take issue, though, with the heavy reliance the author puts on the Energy Information Agency for his "nonpartisan" numbers. His numbers don't include oil shale...

‘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

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

Targeting Trig Palin, Circa September 2008

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2011 4 Comments

Wonkette didn't start it. And hasn't even been the most high profile voice (although perhaps the most crude).It has been there since the moment Sarah Palin was nominated for V.P., in the "high-end" liberal websites not just the bowels of the internet.Here is James Taranto...

Andrew Breitbart Seeks Dismissal of Shirley Sherrod Lawsuit

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2011 9 Comments

On February 15, 2011, I dissected the lawsuit filed by Shirley Sherrod against Andrew Breitbart and Lawrence O'Connor, for defamation and other claims arising out of the release of Sherrod's speech to the NAACP about her experiences with a white farmer.In my analysis, I noted...

Teach Your Children To Quote Obama Well

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2011 4 Comments

This buffet of bumper stickers was seen in Roanoke, VA, has some seen here before (Coexist, Bake Sale) and some new ones:Thanks to reader Tim for the photo.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Like I Said, It Practically Writes Itself

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2011 10 Comments

It really isn't easy or breezy, but stuff like this helps:President Obama declared today's 41st annual Earth Day proof of America's ecological and conservation spirit—then completed a three-day campaign-style trip logging 10,666 miles on Air Force One, eating up some 53,300 gallons at a cost...

“George W. Obama”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2011 7 Comments

Perhaps this is why Obama was so annoyed when a local Texas reporter asked Obama why he was so unpopular in Texas, found on a car in Austin bearing various liberal bumper stickers:If Obama is losing the Austin crowd, how long before the base turns on...

After November, there’s always Quantum Mechanics

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 22, 2011 5 Comments

KathleenSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is one of my favorite webcomics. One of their recent entries actually had me laughing out loud:After seeing this, I double-checked to make sure Newt Gingrich's PhD was in history, not physics. --------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal...

The convergence of three religions in one day.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 22, 2011 8 Comments

KathleenRobert Nelson really hit the nail on the head yesterday in the DC with his article "Earth Day — a national establishment of religion." As such, issues such as climate change involve more than just “science.” The Bible’s book of Deuteronomy reveals dire consequences for...

Protesters Slaughtered In Streets Of Arab Capitals, UN Human Rights Council To Investigate … Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2011 7 Comments

Syrian troops have opened up with live fire, once gain, on protesters. Libyan forces loyal to Gaddafi have shelled civilian areas indiscriminately. Yemen government forces have cracked down leading to many deaths. Iran routinely decimates opposition protesters.So what is the U.N. Human Rights Council going to...

A Zoom Lens Wouldn’t Kill Ya

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

Thanks to reader Don who took this photo recently in Dallas, while stopped -- he says -- at a traffic light.Don tells me the bumper sticker says "NO HOPE IN SOCIALISM" with the "O" in the form of the Obama election campaign symbol.While I would...

Don’t Cheer Wonkette’s Removal of Latest Post Mocking Trig Palin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 21, 2011 10 Comments

Wonkette has removed its latest post mocking Trig Palin, and instead posted a snide comment about how it really meant to mock Sarah Palin and her followers (emphasis mine):"A post on this page satirizing Sarah Palin using her baby as a political prop was very badly...

The Donald Gets His Twitter Death Wishes

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 21, 2011 21 Comments

We've seen the Twitter Death Wishes for Sarah Palin and Scott Walker, now it's Donald Trump's turn:For the third time, The Question of the Day, is:Why do these people, many of whom are professionals, feel no fear in expressing such death wishes in the open?(h/t to...

‘unlike’ Obama

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 21, 2011 6 Comments

KathleenAccording to the SF Chronicle:Despite the promise that President Obama's first Facebook town hall would open a new level of two-way communication with his constituents, social-networking technology didn't add much to the conversation.Obama answered just eight questions during Wednesday's hour-long session at Facebook's secondary headquarters...