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Lie of the Year: Joe Biden Is "Sharp, Intensely Probing, Detail-Oriented, and Focused"

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) calls for creating Dem "war machine" to stop Republicans

Jimmy Carter's Presidency and Post-Presidency - A Brutal Assessment By National Review

Other States Circling Illinois Businesses Wounded By Tax Increases

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 27, 2011 7 Comments

Tax increases in Illinois are causing other states to target Illinois businesses with promises of a more friendly business environment.I previously posted how Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels Favors Tax Increases ...

Why Is The Russian Defense Minister Smiling?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 27, 2011 9 Comments

I do not think you listened to the State of the Union Address very carefully. How do I know that you were not listening carefully?Well, I bet you thought Obama said that one of the benefits of the New START Treaty would be that the...

So Tell Me About Mike Pence

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2011 15 Comments

Mark Tapscott at The Washington Examiner posted yesterday Why Mike Pence Should Run For President.A Google search reveals that there are a number of others also urging Pence to run.Pence has a self-imposed end of January deadline to decide. So before he opts out of...

I Hate To Do It – But An Olive Pit Story Cannot Be Ignored

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2011 10 Comments

I really hate to do this, but I am going to link to Gawker.Because this headline is just too good to pass up:Dennis Kucinich Sues Congressional Cafeteria Over Olive PitBut to ease my conscience, I used the Google cache link. You also can check out the...

A Union of… Something

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 26, 2011 2 Comments

I found two great pieces on the State of the Union address last night (I read the leaked version but didn't bother finding a TV to watch): "State of the Union speeches are typically unimpressive and unmemorable. Last night's address by President Obama was in...

Rutgers Law School Published Paper With Multiple False Anti-Israel Talking Points

Lynn University Prof Proclaims Innocence After Being Accused of Living in a 'Nazi Fantasy'

NY Times Reporter Admits Regret Over Role in Kavanaugh Smear Campaign

Is TikTok Brainwashing Young People?

UConn Medical School Invites Trans People to Train Students in ‘Gender-Affirming Care’

Young Progressives are Embracing Antisemitism Based on Lies

If Gov. Neil Abercrombie Really Wanted The Records …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2011 25 Comments

The Obama birth certificate controversy continues, with Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie starting and then abandoning efforts to release more documentation. Claims in The Daily Caller and on Drudge that Abercrombie has admitted to a friend that the birth certificate is not on file (contrary to representations...

I Am Veit

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2011 12 Comments

My cousin has been doing some genealogical digging, and found my great grandmother's marriage license from 1900.And it confirmed what I always believed to be true, I am Veit:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

CBS News Finds North Korea-Like Approval for SOTU

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2011 2 Comments

I doubt you could find any issue on which 92% of people in this country agree. And certainly not when the issue is political.Yet CBS News ran an "online poll," which is getting plenty of attention, showing that 92% of people "approve of the proposals...

Wikipedia – Help!

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2011 15 Comments

I didn't know there was a Legal Insurrection entry at Wikipedia until I found out it had been deletedCan someone figure out what is going on? Here is the Google cache version, if that helps.I need to fix this before my in-laws find out.------------------------------------------Follow me...

SOTU Speech In One Sentence

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2011 14 Comments

The State of the Union speech has a title:(if you like this tweet, please retweet)--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Obama's Post-Election Press Conference In One Sentence Obama's Gulf Speech In One SentenceArkansas Primary Result in 28 CharactersFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube Visit the Legal Insurrection Shop on...

LIVE EVENT – Paul Ryan and Michele Bachmann Speak To The Nation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2011 2 Comments

Update: Final stats, 982 readers participated, generating 537 comments in about 3 hours. Thanks to all.Event feed goes live at 8:00 p.m. E.S.T.You can comment in the feed with any of the usual social media user i.d.'s such as Twitter, Facebook and Open ID (Google, Yahoo,...

Bubbles in the Quad

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 25, 2011 15 Comments

Peter Thiel has been making a splash lately by calling higher education “the next bubble.” In a fairly recent Wall Street Journal article, he went as far as to say “Liberals [...

T-Paw Be Yourself

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2011 7 Comments

I like Tim Pawlenty as a potential Republican nominee, although I still do not know enough about him or who else is running to say whether I would support him. The comments from readers on Pawlenty were very informative.But I don't think this helps:Candidates need...

Nino Wows Them

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2011 6 Comments

I heard Supreme Court Justice Antonin "Nino" Scalia talk many years ago at a function in Rhode Island held by the Justinian Law Society. If I recall correctly, the topic was the "living Constitution."Scalia was both brilliant and entertaining. He is a wonderful speaker, and...

Into The Politico Arena

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

As you know, I've expressed my doubts about Politico. But the reality is that Politico is one of the major internet news sources and will be for the foreseeable future.While my prior criticisms applied to Politico's news operations, I also was frustrated that whenever I...

Iran Completes Takeover of Lebanon

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2011 3 Comments

In an event which should surprise no one, Hezbollah, the Iranian proxy in Lebanon, has taken control of the government in anticipation of indictments of senior Hezbollah officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri:Saad Hariri, whose government was toppled after Hezbollah...

How Liberal Journalists Think

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2011 8 Comments

Thanks to reader Michael for this video, from the producer of Liberal Taxes Explained, Feminism Explained, and Meet The Liberal Elite.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...