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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 11, 2010 11 Comments

Talking Points Memo, which apparently has given up any pretense of becoming a real news organization, is trying to create a scandal out of nothing, by wondering whether Republicans will be upset that the logo for the 2012 convention includes a "minaret."To understand how stupid...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 11, 2010 6 Comments

Harry Reid famously played the race card during the health care debate by comparing those who opposed Obamacare to those who opposed the abolition of slavery.Now he is at it again, this time claiming that no one of Hispanic heritage should vote for a Republican:"I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 11, 2010 10 Comments

Watching Robert Gibbs go after the Professional Left, and the Professional Left firing back, certainly has been amusing.But I'll have to stand up for Gibbs, at least in his first heart-felt salvo.Gibbs made two related points. First, that the Professional Left is "crazy" to attack...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 10, 2010 4 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 10, 2010 7 Comments

We have to get to the bottom of this.There is no higher national purpose than to determine whether Sarah Palin rolled her eyes when a propester[*] carrying an anti-Palin banner asserted that she was a teacher.Via Andrew Sullivan and the other members of the Sarah...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 10, 2010 14 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 09, 2010 19 Comments

Palin Derangement Syndrome sufferers prove, once again, that they are flat out crazy.These deranged people now are creating a fauxtroversy over whether Sarah Palin -- when contronted with a protester who identified herself as a teacher -- rolled her eyes.Really.Think Progress runs this headline, Palin...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 09, 2010 11 Comments

Ted Olson obviously is a very good lawyer. In the past, that very good lawyer -- and his allegiance to conservative values -- has been viewed by liberals as the devil incarnate because of his role in winning Bush v. Gore.Now that very good lawyer,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 09, 2010 10 Comments

Someone please tell me why I fall for it every time. Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize Winner Extraordinaire™ (NPWE), writes a biased rant against anything that smacks of fiscal conservatism, and I get all worked up.The latest is Krugman's attack on how fiscal conservatives, who are...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 08, 2010 9 Comments

Apparently, some people are claiming that Laura Bush went on a safari in Africa on the taxpayer's dime as a way of justifying Michelle Obama's mostly taxpayer-funded trip to the coast of Spain.Kirsten Powers responded to these claims, and also responded to shouts of bias...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 08, 2010 9 Comments

The image of Obama as King (via Instapundit) has been inspired by Michelle Obama's over-the-top journey to the coast of Spain, the latest in a line of seemingly imperial indifferences to optics in these difficult economic times.The Daily News compared it to the royal court...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 07, 2010 11 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Sometimes the cards fall right in my lap:The Politico story at issue is about how members of the Black Congressional Caucus are playing the race card against fellow Democrats over...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 07, 2010 3 Comments

I previously posted about John "Jack" McConnell, Jr., a major Democratic Party campaign donor who had been nominated by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to an open seat on the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island.McConnell was a controversial nominee not only because he donated several hundred...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 07, 2010 3 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 07, 2010 26 Comments

I was asked by Voting Female to comment on Peggy Noonan's recent op-ed at The Wall Street Journal, America Is At Risk Of Boiling Over.The central thesis of Noonan's column is that our political leadership does not understand the rupture in society and growing anger...

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