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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2011 12 Comments

In a just released report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate increased from 8.8% to 9.0%.The "unemployment rate" can be somewhat misleading, as I have pointed out in the past, because as more people drop out of the labor market (i.e. give...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2011 0 Comments

And I didn't even vote for him.  Taken by reader Joe in NY in a parking lot near where he works.  Seeing these stickers made him feel not quite so alone:Some alternatives:"We're all sorry now." "He is the sorry we have been waiting for." "Sorry means...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2011 19 Comments

I don't follow Canadian politics very much.  I don't even have a "Canada" post tag, there's no need to.  [insert obligatory Canada joke here]Conservatives in Canada apparently won a huge victory.  But "conservative" elsewhere does not always mean what it means here.So tell me about...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2011 11 Comments

I have dealt numerous times with the malicious accusations across the mainstream media, entertainment industry, left-blogosphere, and even in the right-blogosphere that questions regarding Obama's birth certificate and/or birthplace were motivated by racism.Among other things, I documented numerous white presidential candidates who have had their...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2011 5 Comments

John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate yesterday after a struggle by Sen. Mitch McConnell and other Republican Senators to block the nomination by opposing an unexpected cloture petition filed by Harry Reid.A key group of Republican Senators, led by Lidsey...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2011 15 Comments

Sure, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be about to shut down oil production in a key region of Texas to protect the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard.  But the Feds are ignoring the threat from this environmental danger, the Texas Roadrunner, caught here eating a,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 12 Comments

That'll keep 'em happy.  Really:The Senate Indian Affairs committee will hold a hearing Thursday on racist Native American stereotypes, a hearing that will now also address the Osama bin Laden mission and the code-name Geronimo.While the hearing was scheduled before the mission, a committee aide...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 7 Comments

If you have been watching the left sidebar, you have seen that I've featured Dean Friedman for the past several days.  I have his original album from 1977, now if only I had a turntable that worked. So I was delighted when Dean reached out to...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 04, 2011 11 Comments

KathleenMitch Daniels is down in DC today during his tour of three days "beyond the Hoosier State after the end of Indiana's legislative session, which was capped by Daniels' decision to sign a controversial bill that would cut off federal funding for Planned Parenthood clinics."...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 12 Comments

Will no mean no, or will it mean no until later?Via Mark Knoller of CBS News:Added:  Next question - --------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 20 Comments

Euphoria Sunday night has turned into a complete muddle of embarrassingly conflicting accounts.As for the release of photos and other proof, did they not think that through beforehand?I suggest the adminsitration get a handle on it, now, because it's getting away.Is anyone in charge?--------------------------------------------Follow me on...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 18 Comments

Via TaxProf comes this news:  51% of income "tax filing units" now pay no federal income tax.  While that does not necessarily translate into 51% of the population, it still shows that there is a strong political incentive to pander to those who pay no federal income...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 8 Comments

So reports The Providence Journal regarding the nomination of John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr. for an open seat on the Rhode Island federal District Court.The reason this has become a "war" is that Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has threatened to block future nominees under Republican presidents, as...

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

Gallup is out with a poll taken yesterday on the issue of who deserves credit for finding and killing Osama bin Laden.The results are very telling.  Understandably, the U.S. military gets the most credit (89% Great Deal, 9% Moderate Amount), followed by the CIA (62/26).Obama has been...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 5 Comments

I reported on Friday how Democrats were using call centers to make suggestive and misleading "push-calls" to people who signed recall petitions against Democratic State Senator Robert Wirch.  The problem apparently is not limited to Wirch.  A group which filed recall petitions against Democratic Senator David...

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