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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2012 45 Comments

I have not had as much of a chance to focus on the Texas Senate primary as I would have liked.  My inclination was to back Ted Cruz early on, but I just didn't have the time to do the research.  But I have been following...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2012 29 Comments

Someone's in trouble: Newark N.J. Mayor Cory Booker (D) expressed reserve about the Obama campaign's Bain strategy against Mitt Romney, telling "Meet The Press" viewers on Sunday that he was "uncomfortable" with the line of attacks. "This kind of stuff is nauseating to me on both...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2012 12 Comments

Any excuse for the link. I'm getting an increasing number of bumper stickers from suprised Californians. From reader Georgette, who writes: Even in California! ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2012 42 Comments

I have few original thoughts on the fake twins who cannot bear the unbearable burden of bearing fairly boring genealogy and upbringing in middle and upper middle class Amerika. I feel your feign, man and woman. So here is your faking fakers and the fakery they fake Reader (you can attribute any...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2012 12 Comments

This one hurts.  I grew up knowing so many of the Bee Gees early songs by heart. The New York Mining Disaster 1941 was one of my favorites, and one of the most underappreciated: Robin Gibb passed away today. He will be missed. From Rolling Stone: Robin Gibb, one-third...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2012 36 Comments

Anne Sorock is on the ground at the NATO protests, and sends these photos, which I'll keep adding as she sends them in. Let's start with the most important component of any protest, the National Lawyers Guild Observer team: Chicago is taking no chances with the protesters...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2012 4 Comments

David Cicilline, the former Mayor of Providence and current Democratic congressman from my home district RI-01, is in deep electoral trouble because he lied about Providence's abysmal finances during the 2010 congressional race.  He has apologized for lying. With Providence on the verge of bankruptcy, Cicilline...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2012 19 Comments

It looks like Obama is going to get the "grand bargain" which has been the point of U.S. policy towards Iran since the Obama administration stood silently as Iranians took to the streets in June 2009. The grand bargain theory assures the Iranian theocracy's continued control over not...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 20, 2012 28 Comments

Saturday evening the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a sweeping endorsement of Governor Walker in the upcoming Wisconsin recall election. The news was a stunning endorsement for Walker, who faces democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in June, given that the newspaper has been known to have a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2012 7 Comments

Taken by Bryan in Savannah, GA, and forwarded with the message "Coexist with everyone...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2012 11 Comments

Well said: Aaron Walker, victim: How Brett Kimberlin Tried to Frame Me for a Crime (And How You Can Help!) Robert Stacy McCain does some fine journalism: Domestic Terrorist Now Using ‘Lawfare’? Lonely Conservative call to action: Calling All Conservative Bloggers – The Army of Davids Needs...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on May 19, 2012 16 Comments

Maryland’s loss of 6,000 jobs was the largest of any state in the nation last month. Some have been quick to write off the figures as a product of unusual weather patterns affecting seasonal hiring practices, but there is a growing belief that the Maryland...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2012 6 Comments

But it's no time for joy.  The dithering on Syria has given the same elements who transitted Syria to kill U.S. troops in Iraq a chance to build up their operations in Syria and return the violence on the Syrian government. Suicide blast in Syria hits...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 19, 2012 21 Comments

Early Saturday morning, three of the Occupy protesters from the "nonviolent" F*** the Police march were charged with "possession of an incendiary or explosive device, conspiracy to commit terrorism, and providing material support for terrorism." The arrests stemmed from allegations they were planning to create...

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