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Whether Radicalized Culture at U. Penn Influenced Luigi Mangione Needs To Be Looked Into

Woman Who Accused Three Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Admits She Lied, Seeks Forgiveness

Fifty-One Discriminatory Scholarships At University of Rhode Island Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Legislation By Crisis Still Works For Obama

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2010 2 Comments

Remember how important it was to pass New START during the lame duck session, rather than waiting until January? We were told that anything less would have angered the Russians and, in Harry Reid's words, put nukes in the hands of terrorists. Any attempt to...

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Lisa?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2010 13 Comments

She's "going rogue." She's broken Mitch McConnell's "iron grip" on his caucus. In the lame duck, she was Obama's best friend.She was permitted to keep her committee assignments and seniority when she lost the Republican primary and ran in the general election as an independent,...

Because Waiting For Vacation Would Be Unfair

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2010 14 Comments

From The Hill comes a report that Michelle Obama's failure to wait for her husband before leaving for vacation has cost the taxpayers $63,000, FLOTUS Chows At The Taxpayers' Trough:First lady Michelle Obama didn't feel like waiting around cold, boring old Washington, D.C., for her...

How Am I Doing?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2010 6 Comments

This year, December was the cruellest month of all.How did I do?--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Defund Kathleen Sebelius

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2010 14 Comments

I told you so, I told you so, I told you so.The worst aspect of Obamacare is that we have delegated enormous amounts of power through regulation to the Department of Health and Human Services. Obamacare is the structure, but for every page there will...

Northwestern Prof Calls Out AAUP Over DEI Hypocrisy

Kansas University Pushes Trans Activism in Defiance of Kansas Voters

Columbia Prof Resigns Over School's Decision to Have Academic Who Praised October 7th Attacks Teach Zionism Course

Anti-Israel Group at Columbia U. Distributes Pamphlet With Link to Financer of Terrorism

More Bans on DEI Policies are Coming in 2025

Offshore Wind is Bad News for New York and New Jersey

Secret Israeli Tactics: Part Deux

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 23, 2010 14 Comments

A headline you thankfully don't see often: "Former Inmate: Jews Used Witchcraft on Guantanamo Prisoners, Made Me Feel a Cat Was Trying to Penetrate Me." HT Jonah Goldberg writing from The Corner. (Something must have changed since Nov 1, 2009 when the UK Telegraph had...

Tom Coburn Was Right

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2010 11 Comments

Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) was right to insist on greater financial accountability and fraud prevention in the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (history of text changes here).The Zadroga Act had all the hallmarks of the type of government spending which, without vigilance, gave rise to...

First “Palin-Coulter 2012” Bumper Sticker Spotted

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2010 11 Comments

Thanks to a reader for this photo taken in St. Petersburg, FL, earlier this week:I almost missed the most important part of the photo, which would cause heads to explode:It would be worth it, just to see the reaction. And if they won ...

Feminism Explained (She Said It, Not Me)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2010 9 Comments

Thanks for this link to reader Robin, who writes "speaking from experience, it's right on." This video is by the same author as the video in my prior post, The Left Is Always Right. -------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube Visit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress! ...

Now Might Be A Really Great Time (For Republicans) To Weaken The Filibuster

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2010 16 Comments

The filibuster in the Senate has been almost the only tool available to Republicans the past two years to stem the tide of Obamamania among Democrats. And as it turns out, thwarting Obama's plans was in sync with the voters, who made it known in...

Forget About Rudy

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 22, 2010 10 Comments

Today there was an interesting article in the Hill about Rudy Giuliani being a possible "dark horse" in 2012. Apparently, "It’s not because Giuliani has shifted; it’s because the Republican Party has. The 2010 election was less about social conservatism than it was fiscal conservatism,...

Another Example of Pension Abuse

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2010 1 Comment

This is the sort of thing which infuriates taxpayers, with good reason.No one is against fair compensation and fair pensions for firefighters, but once again union rules provide for abusive tactics, as highlighted in this Providence Journal story about two management fire officials in Providence...

In Praise of Mitch McConnell

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2010 11 Comments

This is not the post you probably were expecting from me given my harsh -- and as always prescient -- criticism of Republicans in the lame duck session. I was screaming "capitulation!" before screaming "capitulation!" was fashionable.Notwithstanding the lame duck session, give Mitch McConnell some credit...

Mr. Obama, Tear Down This Bumper Sticker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2010 4 Comments

Taken by a reader in Clinton, CT, around Thanksgiving:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Shocker – Eric “Tickles” Massa Named To “Worst Bosses List”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2010 1 Comment

Eric Massa, the former New York Democratic Congressman who resigned in disgrace after admitting that he "tickled" staffers inappropriately and who accused Rahm Emanuel of touching him in the shower, has been named to the list of the nation's Worst Bosses.As reported by the Rochester Democrat and...

Liberal Consciences Put To The Test

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2010 4 Comments

Three law professors have established a website (h/t RightCoast via Instapundit) where people can calculate how much they are saving by the extension of the current marginal tax rates and then donate that amount to one of four selected charities.The website, GiveItBackForJobs.org, states that the...

Harry Reid Ate The November Elections

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2010 7 Comments

The lame duck session has been a pathetic joke on Republicans and conservatives who thought they won the elections in November. An illegitimate Democratic House and near filibuster-proof Democratic Senate have run roughshod on most issues, and several Republicans have helped them along.Unfortunately, we have...