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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 9 Comments

Despite threats by some police union members to stop the evacuation of the Madison Capitol, and some wishful thinking by supporters of the protesters, the Capitol has in fact been closed as of 4 p.m. (CT) today, with "peaceful resistance" by some protesters.As reported a little after closing...

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Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 27, 2011 1 Comment

Here's a great, great interview with Virginia Postrel on Reason TV discussing glamour in the most free market-friendly way possible.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 5 Comments

Think Progress sent a videographer to the Tea Party Patriots Policy Summit, and tracked down Tim Pawlenty.  Think Progress surely thought it would get one of those ambush type interviews where the candidate says something he regrets, but in fact in this case Think Progress...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 2 Comments

Well, maybe with the Libyans and others in the Middle East who, according to The New York Times, have embraced this Israeli spoof of Muammar Gaddafi:A satirical YouTube clip mocking Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s megalomania is fast becoming a popular token of the Libya uprising across...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 14 Comments

In the aftermath of the overthrow of the Mubarak regime in Egypt, Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post penned a meme which has become common among the mainstream media and left-blogosphere, that The GOP loves freedom, but not for Egypt:The conservative mantra has been: Obama...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 47 Comments

There's a reason this blog is called Legal Insurrection.  An insurrection by definition is illegal, but that is exactly what some police union members in Wisconsin have threatened in support of fellow public sector unions.The video below show a policeman (presumably off-duty but wearing what looks like a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 40 Comments

Protests in support of Wisconsin public sector unions were organized by MoveOn.org and labor unions today.Promoters, such as David Dayen at Firedoglake, were predicting a million-person turnout nationwide.  But reports as of 7:00 E.S.T. today make clear that other than in Madison, Wisconsin, the crowds were sparse.The turnout...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 9 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:And now we go deeper into the linguistic gymnastics which are required to avoid being called a racist.  Having covered Black Friday, Black Hole, Providence Plantations, Rejigger, Gobbledygook, and "No...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 26, 2011 4 Comments

Christopher Hitchens has been on fire recently. First, he thoroughly excavated the falsifications in The King's Speech (and went on to defend his criticism) and now he has called out President Obama's inaction with his signature acerbic wit, asking if he is really Swiss.The Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 18 Comments

The folks at Firedoglake were very excited about the story that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was kicked out of a restaurant in Madison, based on a report by a blogger in Madison:Sometimes, it’s good to leave detached, cerebral meta-analyses of politics aside and just get...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 7 Comments

Spotted in Ithaca this morning:And while you're at it, don't you miss the old civility? --------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 5 Comments

I'm sure the Iranian Minister of Whatever will soon announce that Iran has completely cured its Stuxnet problem.But that announcement will have to wait, because Iran is too busy right now unloading nuclear fuel rods from the Bushehr nuclear reactor, even though the reactor was...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 25, 2011 16 Comments

A pro-union blogger impersonated David Koch in order to get through to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.  The blogger, pretending to be Koch, made numerous inflammatory and outrageous comments hoping to get a reaction from Walker.  The blogger recorded the phone call, and then released the phone...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 25, 2011 7 Comments

K. McCaffrey -- Since the 1980s, when one third of their population fell below the poverty line, the nation of Ireland has seen tremendous growth. This is a testament to the glory of a nation of people who had been purged of autonomy for hundreds...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 25, 2011 10 Comments

What is Obama doing?No, I mean, "what" is he "doing"?  As in, is he doing anything?The Middle East is in flames, our domestic energy production is hurting as oil prices rise, job creation is almost non-existent, the deficit and national debt are out of control, people are...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 25, 2011 11 Comments

K. McCaffrey --- According to a wikileak, Gadhafi has stashed over $32 billion in foreign accounts from various government deals over the years. In some circles, this is known as stealing. I guess this is pretty obvious information, no shocker that an African dictator would...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 25, 2011 15 Comments

George Soros made his fortune by breaking the British pound and other manipulative currency trading, and became known as "The man who broke the Bank of England."  Yet this currency speculator who destroys for the sake of money is a hero of the left-wing because...

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