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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 75 Comments

% Reporting - 95.4 Ted Cruz - 56.6 David Dewhurst - 43.4 Texas Sec. of State Election Results page is here.  Twitter hashtag #TXRunoff.  Politico has a map of results by county.  AP Results website is here. Related post - Ted Cruz serves Chick-fil-A at victory party -------------------------------------- Sarah Palin issued...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 39 Comments

No one could have seen this coming. No one. I don't mean that Elizabeth Warren was stretching things a bit when she said that people on Wall Street have told her she'd save capitalism. No, the complete surprise is that Warren has fessed up and admits that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 34 Comments

Romney's foreign trip is the mainstream media's coming out party in favor of Obama this electoral season, an obsessive nit-picking the likes of which Obama has not seen since ever. John Hinderaker has it right: The Most Striking Thing About Mitt Romney’s Overseas Trip… …has been the press coverage....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 14 Comments

There never was going to be an actual shutdown, the issue was how much drama there would be on or about October 1. The drama held great risk -- for both parties.  If played wrong by Republicans, it could have given Obama a last minute boost...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 3 Comments

Darin at Reboot Congress has an interesting video of Richard Mourdock, running for Senate in Indiana against Democrat Joe Donnelly. Mourdock, who defeated Dick Lugar in the primary, is part of Operation Counterweight.  Mourdock still is playing catch up on fundraising, after he spent so much in...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 77 Comments

CNN is hyping this story, but when you dig into it, there's no firm evidence, only piecing together assumptions and conjecture. Obama's family tree connection to first African American slave (emphasis mine): His family tree has been linked to Brad Pitt, Sarah Palin and both Presidents Bush but...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 37 Comments

Today would be Milton Friedman's 100th birthday. I've played this video before, but it's particularly timely in light of the "you didn't build that" narrative which has become the foundation of the Obama campaign taken from Elizabeth Warren who took it from George Lakoff. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 60 Comments

The right to be offended is the foundation of our democracy. And the blogosphere. Thanks to reader Amy, who writes: I'm vacationing in Washington state, but here in the agricultural area of the Yakima valley, people are more conservative than the liberal coast--and it shows. Love your blog!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 40 Comments

As reported by National Journal (via TWS)(emphasis mine): “Every now and again, I meet with someone who’s been very successful on Wall Street, who says, ‘I want to support your campaign because I believe you will save capitalism. I believe in capitalism, and I understand there have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 28 Comments

Mitt Romney is under furious attack from the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and pro-Obama media for pointing out the truth about why culture matters in the economic success of Israel. How would these people have reacted if Romney gave this speech: You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania the Palestinian Territories,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 26 Comments

And you wonder why nothing gets done in the Senate and Republicans can't even get votes on legislation or a budget? Via The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has launched a blistering verbal assault against William Magwood, a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 30 Comments

It relates to this story: At the urging of Valerie Jarrett, President Barack  Obama canceled the operation to kill Osama bin Laden on three  separate occasions before finally approving the May 2, 2011 Navy SEAL mission,  according to an explosive new book scheduled for release August...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 64 Comments

We've seen the Mayors of Boston and Chicago abuse their power to drive a lawful business out of their jurisdictions by threatening to withhold business permits because the founder and President support the definition of marriage as one man - one woman. When those threats generated an outcry even...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 29 Comments

The cycle of perpetual outrage and victimhood continues. Mitt Romney pointed out something obvious, that Israel has a record of economic success unmatched by those under Palestinian Authority control, attributing it to cultural and other factors: "As you come here and you see the GDP per capita,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 9 Comments

From reader equitus: I saw this one in Napa County, CA on Thursday, May 31. Note the large faded sticker in the middle: "I [heart] Big Brother" It's a little shocking anyone would admit this kind of sentiment, even in these parts. Keep up the great work! ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2012 42 Comments

The Dewhurst campaign released an internal poll earlier today showing Dewhurst up: With less than two days until the runoff for the GOP nomination in the Texas Senate race, Lt. Gov David Dewhurst has a narrow lead over rival Ted Cruz, according to a Dewhurst campaign...

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