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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2011 5 Comments

Obamacare was "historic."  Do a Google News search, and there are hundreds if not thousands of references to the "historic" nature of the legislation.But do a similar search for the House vote repealing this historic legislation, and the term "historic" is used only to describe the legislation,...

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

To read some of the reviews telling Sarah Palin it's over as to any hope of winning a general election, you would think she would be down in the polls versus Obama by an enormous margin, particularly if a poll were taken in the days...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 19, 2011 11 Comments

(K McCaffrey) -- I've read two really fascinating articles in the past twenty-four hours. In Politico, Roger Simon delved into some interesting territory by discussing coverage of the Arizona shooter, Jared Loughner. In "Is Jared Loughner insane or just evil?" Simon looks at our modern...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2011 40 Comments

On January 5, 2011, three days before the Tucson shooting, I warned that the mainstream media would mount Operation Demoralize:The mainstream media will undertake, and already has undertaken, a concerted effort to blame the Republican House for everything that goes wrong, for not living up...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2011 1 Comment

Via The Blaze (h/t), an anti-Walmart group is distributing these flyers for an upcoming protest:Update:  Before banning 'crosshairs,' CNN used it to refer to Palin, Bachmann--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2011 55 Comments

If Republicans want to know exactly what not to do to win in 2012, then follow advice similar to that offered by David Frum as to why Sarah Palin should "stop talking now" about the false accusations that she was responsible for the Tucson shooting:"There is no one left in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 18, 2011 6 Comments

Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City, has come to the defense of Sarah Palin regarding her use of the term "blood libel" to describe the malicious and false accusations that Palin's electoral target map contributed to the Tucson shootings (emphasis mine):Today the phrase "blood libel"...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 18, 2011 6 Comments

One of my friends sent me a link to this article from NewHampshirewatchdog.org titled "The Legislature Should Just Say No to Purple" about the nuisance of frivolous laws. As Charlie Arlinghaus writes: Some legislators interpreted the election results to mean that they ought to focus...

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

Dick Cheney is having more heart trouble, and may need a heart transplant at some point.We know how his critics reacted last summer when he was hospitalized.  Via Radio Equalizer:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENE739JPyI?fs=1]Transcription via Newsbusters:MIKE MALLOY: Cheney has had five heart attacks, and history of heart trouble. Well, I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 18, 2011 24 Comments

I didn't get to see the Sarah Palin interview on Sean Hannity's show last night, so I had the misfortune of reading the reviews before seeing the actual interview.You will be shocked to learn that the reviews by the left-wing and supposedly moderate blogs bear little relationship to...

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...

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

You may have missed these posts:Will The Media Investigate Why Eric Fuller Targeted Trent Humphries? Legal Insurrection Commenters Are Being WatchedThe Atlantic Plays The Race Card Against Herman Cain, Mildly Singapore: Even Their Problems Are More Efficient Another Eliminationist NarrativeCandidate Of Big Money Prepares To...

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!...

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