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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 17, 2010 9 Comments

Will they now start calling Harry Reid an "extremist"?Greg Sargent, who never met a Sharron Angle rumor he couldn't spread: "Reid basically threw the whole Dem caucus under the bus." [Insert All-Purpose Democratic Party Quote here]Steve Benen, who never lets "extremist" get separated in a...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2010 6 Comments

The Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has granted a stay pending an expedited appeal of the District Court Order which held that California Prop. 8 violated the U.S. Constitution. The Court specifically ordered the supporters of Prop. 8 to brief if they had...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2010 2 Comments

Really doesn't matter what the topic is, about whom you are posting, or whether you agree with the substantive policy position or not.Just insert at random into blog posts on almost any topic, and it will work like a charm: "This just makes the Dems...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2010 8 Comments

to write about today, because I don't want to be the 8,245th person to opine on the mosque, again and again. I'm pretty sure that somewhere along the way in his journey through various positions, Obama stopped at my position before moving on, although I'm...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2010 16 Comments

On Friday, August 13, I ran a post Coffee Party Grows Cold, highlighting a post on the Coffee Party's website titled Reversing the Coffee Party's decline about how the Coffee Party was in decline.On Saturday night, August 14, Instapundit kindly linked to my post, which...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2010 3 Comments

Amy Gardner, writing in The Washington Post's Post Politics column, has a very fair -- and revealing -- article on Harry Reid's attack machine, and its distorted portrayals of Sharron Angle:All summer long, Reid's small army of young, eager staffers has bombarded Nevada voters with...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2010 8 Comments

Robert Gibbs used the term the "Professional Left" in attacking left-wing critics of Obama.I like the term. It carries with it a sense that opposition to Obama from the left does not primarily come from bloggers in underwear sitting in their parents' basements.Some 1st Tier...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 14, 2010 5 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: I would like to think we have hit rock bottom when The New York Times launches a major research project and runs a feature article decrying the underrepresentation...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 14, 2010 4 Comments

How could I not post this?I love how she emphasized the "de" in deranged. The nutroots are not just deranged, they are "de-ranged."In all seriousness. she makes a good point. What was the point again? Oh yeah, the left blogosphere is deranged.At least she didn't...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 13, 2010 9 Comments

Greg Sargent at The Washington Post posts a partial transcript provided by the Reid campaign of a speech Reid gave on the floor of the Senate in 2006 allegedly apologizing for Reid's 1993 proposal to exclude the children of illegal aliens from birthright citizenship.Sargent treats...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 13, 2010 17 Comments

After the sophomoric "F*ck Tea" campaign started by a prominent progressive organizer hit the internet this week, I wondered, what ever happened to the Coffee Party.Apparently, not much.The Coffee Party has grown cold, as this August 4, 2010, post on the Coffee Party national website...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 13, 2010 4 Comments

Rasmussen just released a poll showing Linda McMahon down 47-40 to Richard Blumenthal. This represents the closed closest poll so far (I think), but more important, shows Blumenthal under 50%:Support for McMahon is unchanged from last month, despite her GOP Primary win on Tuesday. Blumenthal’s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 13, 2010 2 Comments

The latest Mason-Dixon poll, as reported by The Las Vegas Review-Journal, shows that Harry Reid leads Sharon Angle 46-44. This is in line with other polls in the past two weeks showing a virtual dead heat.Since Reid has made his ability to bring home federal...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 13, 2010 4 Comments

The international outcry over Iran's practice of stoning women accused of adultery is having an impact on the normally insular Mullahs, as reported by The Guardian:Iran appears to be quietly changing the sentences of Iranians awaiting death by stoning to hanging after international outcry following...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 12, 2010 5 Comments

In their Emergency Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal, the supporters of Prop. 8 focus on the unique role of heterosexual marriage, and quote Barack Obama as one of many authorities:As an initial matter, redefining marriage in this manner would eliminate California’s ability to provide...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 12, 2010 0 Comments

The backers of California Prop. 8 have filed an Emergency Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in light of the denial of a stay pending appeal by Judge Vaughn Walker earlier today.Here is part of the summary of...

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