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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 18, 2011 5 Comments

West Virginia sent Democrat Joe Manchin to Washington, D.C. to join Democrat Jay Rockefeller in the Senate, helping preserve the Democratic majority in the Senate.Joe Manchin talked tough to get elected and promised to shoot down Obama's cap-and-trade legislative plans:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIJORBRpOPM?fs=1]But Obama -- who knows a...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 4 Comments

Charles C. Johnson (no, not that that CJ) has a post at Big Government, In Praise of Alan Dershowitz.  It's worth the read, but hardly does justice to someone who for generations has fought for civil rights and the survival of western democracy even when...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 25 Comments

CNN/Opinion Research has released a poll (pdf.) taken January 14-16, 2011, which has some rational findings about the Tucson shooting, and some perverse findings.The rational finding is that an overwhelming majority of people (66%) recognize that such shootings will still take place regardless of what government...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 13 Comments

Jennifer Rubin, formerly of Commentary and now blogging at The Washington Post, has discovered that Think Progress played the race card against the Koch brothers, who back libertarian and conservative causes, by claiming that the Koch brothers "are simply fulfilling their father's legacy" in opposing integration.Rubin...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 5 Comments

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Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 17, 2011 6 Comments

According to a recent Rasmussen Poll, 82% of Americans have a favorable view of MLK jr. 82%?! The others must be racists or something, right? Well, that's not exactly true. Upon relaying this poll to some of my friends I found that more than one...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 7 Comments

From Alan Grayson, hero of the left-blogosphere:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpQ2MNaSDo?fs=1]-------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 11 Comments

As reported by The NY Times (via NRO, h/t Weasel Zippers), Jared Loughner -- among his many mental illnesses -- was caught up in Bush Derangement Syndrome (emphasis added):He became intrigued by antigovernment conspiracy theories, including that the Sept. 11 attacks were perpetrated by the...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 17, 2011 3 Comments

For ladies who don't hesitate to rag on Michelle Obama, I bring you Cripes Suzette blog. The blog is, among other things, a hysterical account of M.O.'s fashion and campaigns. If M. Obama is going to spend money like a drunken sailor across the world,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 8 Comments

Mea Culpa:  This happens sometimes.  The post below was wrong as originally drafted, as pointed out by a reader, because it is court officials, not the Justice Department, who want to move the trial.  Gulp.-------------------------------------The Justice Department Federal court officials want to move the trial of Jared...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 19 Comments

I just watched a 60 Minutes segment on Jared Loughner, which included interviews with some of his friends.The segment confirmed that Loughner's grudge against Gabrielle Giffords dates back at least to the time he met her in 2007, when he posed a question to her at...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 8 Comments

I made the point about a month ago that I had grown tired of Politico's news coverage: I find myself bored with it, and it seems to be drifting very mainstream media, with all the inherent liberal biases that entails. Sure, it may just be my impression,...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 16, 2011 6 Comments

In the news today it was announced that Marine Le Pen will be taking over the far-right French leadership. The so-called National Front party has been mired in controversy for years, but their leaders - notably her father, Jean Marie - look to prop Marine...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 5 Comments

Now I understand the logic (h/t Moonbattery).[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LNJqQ527q4?fs=1]--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 15 Comments

Jared Loughner was not a political person, so far as has been revealed to date.  There is no evidence whatsoever that Loughner was inspired by, or even listened to, right wing radio or commentators, much less ever saw the 10-month old Sarah Palin electoral target map which...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 9 Comments

There have been multiple false narratives involved in the Tucson shooting.The first false narrative was that Sarah Palin, Tea Parties and conservatives were responsible, directly or indirectly, for the shooting.  That narrative has been thoroughly debunked in the past week, although writers such as Paul...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 7 Comments

From Chris Muir, Day By Day Cartoon, quoting commenter The Shadow regarding my post Glenn Greenwald Does His Israel-Firsters Dance Again:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:A Journolista Wonders: "Was It All For Nothing?" Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

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