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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

Near Silence On Syria

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2011 11 Comments

The carnage in Syria continues at a dramatic pace, with the Syrian armed forces and/or police routinesly using live fire against protesters.Yet there is virtual silence from the world community and the Obama adminsitration. Some recent words of condemnation, but not much more. No U.N....

Rocket v. Rocket

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2011 12 Comments

Via The Muqata comes the video below of the Israeli Iron Dome system taking down a Kassam rocket fired from Gaza. The technology is not perfect, but it has taken down numerous Hamas rockets in the past few days:The success of the Iron Dome missile...

Rocky, He’s Not

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2011 9 Comments

Can I call 'em, or what. Just yesterday I was noting Obama's strangely detached from reality focus in his speech Friday night on avoiding having a school trip to the Washington Monument canceled if the government shut down.So what did he do yesterday afternoon? He took...

Saturday Night Card Game (Dem Base Fractures Into Twitter War And Charges Of Racism Against Professional Left)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 19 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:I warn you, this is hard to follow. I'm not even sure I have the sequence down. But as with many fights in which accusations of racism are thrown...

Libertarian Christmas!… was cancelled

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 09, 2011 8 Comments

KathleenIs the government shutdown?No. And President Obama had to shove the "value" of compromise in our face:"President Obama surprised tourists with an appearance at the Lincoln Memorial Saturday afternoon. He was there to make the point that places such as the Lincoln Memorial are open...

Rutgers University Promises Changes After Investigation of Campus Antisemitism

Course at Yale Examines Whether or Not White and Black Women Can be Friends

DEI Leader in Florida Says New State Policies Have Left Industry in Freefall

'2024 Was the Worst Year Ever for Campus Free Speech'

San Francisco State Changes Investment Policy to Appease Anti-Israel Protesters

Students in Boston U. ‘Medieval Trans Studies’ Course Learn About ‘Gender Fluid Angels’

Quote of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 4 Comments

From a recently rediscovered colleague:"Government continues to struggle with the most mundane of tasks, including counting votes. Yet many people want it to take on vastly more sophisticated projects, like running health care."His blog is here.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection...

Smile

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 14 Comments

There is no taking it back on the internet (h/t Cubachi):--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Strangely Detached From Reality

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 12 Comments

After the budget deal was announced late last night, Obama gave a speech, apparently reading a teleprompter once again, which was nothing short of bizarre.Obama gave a campaign speech, with the Washington Monument in the backdrop, and with the now-typical story of some letter Obama...

Countdown to the Shutdown / Update – Deal Reached

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 15 Comments

Endgame - Significant cuts, no distraction from the Paul Ryan proposal, and an up or down vote on repealing Obamacare in the Senate. Worth it?11:15 - Mitch McConnell took to the floor. Says moving on from saving billions to saving trillions.11:10 - Harry took to...

Comment Moderation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 42 Comments

A blog post by one of the students in Jeff Cohen's Independent Media class at Ithaca College, to which I linked this morning, has led The Lonely Conservative to argue that my comment moderation policy contributes to the content of the blog:Since Professor Jacobson’s niche...

They Are Going To “Joe The Plumber” Her

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 24 Comments

Kathy Nickolaus, the Waukesha County Clerk who mistakenly forgot to include the City of Brookfield numbers in the initial county reporting already is under pretty intense attack, including claims she is lying because the reporting error was not technically possible, and that she cannot be trusted "because...

Libertarian Christmas!

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 08, 2011 5 Comments

Kathleen...

They Have Not Thought Through The Conspiracy Theory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 24 Comments

I can't say I really blame them for trying. Hey, if a Democratic clerk found 7500 votes for Kloppenburg, we'd be screaming bloody murder.But here, the findings of the Waukesha County Republican election official on April 7 were verified by a Democratic election official, so...

Now Add More Mr. Nice Guy – How To Oppose Public Sector Unions Without Opposing Public Sector Workers

Posted by Matthew Knee on April 08, 2011 8 Comments

by Matthew KneeYesterday was a good day for the reformers. Prosser seems to have won, and Tuesday’s election holds promising signs for the recalls. However, the fight in Wisconsin is far from over, and is likely to repeat itself in other states....

Moi?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 8 Comments

I had the pleasure of appearing as a guest speaker at the Independent Media class taught by Jeff Cohen at Ithaca College. One of the students posted about it:"My independent media professor invited William A. Jacobson, creator of conservative blog “Legal Insurrection,” to our class a...

We Are Better Than That

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 25 Comments

I was out most of the night, so I only could follow the developments in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race sporadically. Apparently David Prosser picked up over 7000 votes, and now has a commanding lead, although it is too early to declare victory because there...

Prosser Now In The Lead

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 36 Comments

Please let it be true and please let it hold.Via JSOnline:The latest vote count in the state Supreme Court race in Winnebago County indicates incumbent David Prosser is leading Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg in votes.A tally compiled by The Associated Press Wednesday and used...