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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2010 6 Comments

Republicans in the Senate collectively agreed that there would be no votes on any legislation unless and until expiring marginal tax rates and the budget continuing resolution were passed.That agreement held together through the passage of "tax deal" and the defeat of the Omnibus bill.Then...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2010 7 Comments

As I mentioned before, I was selected to be the judge of the 2010 PUK Awards run by iOwnTheWorld.Twenty five images were selected from the nominees, and from those 25, I selected a winner and 9 others to round out the Top 10.  There were many good...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2010 0 Comments

The lame duck session has seen Harry Reid at his best or worst, depending upon your perspective.Reid held back a slew of substantial legislation to the last two weeks in order to try to ram through measures which, in a rational world, would have had...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2010 11 Comments

Taken by a reader in a Wal-Mart shopping center in Winchester, VA, in late October.  Prompting this responsive letter:Dear Driver,We get it, you're not a fan.Sincerely,The White House--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2010 6 Comments

This is rich.  Julian Assange's lawyers are complaining that details of Assange's alleged sexual assault have been leaked:Incriminating police files were published in the British newspaper that has used him as its source for hundreds of leaked US embassy cables.In a move that surprised many...

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Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 19, 2010 6 Comments

There was an interesting article today on the Forbes site about the prospects of Tuesday's census report release. An expanding population in the sun belt, and a decline in the Rust Belt, may reform our elections in 2012 and beyond. "The population continues to shift...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2010 12 Comments

We have returned to the pre-Clinton policy of leaving it up to the military as to whether and on what terms servicemen and servicewomen may openly acknowledge same sex sexual orientation.  Contrary to popular media hype, repeal of the law does not itself require the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2010 1 Comment

I was saddened to wake up this morning to find out that Joe Fernandez had passed away yesterday after a short illness.I first met Joe a decade or so ago in connection with the Harvard Law School Association of Rhode Island.  Although Joe and I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2010 8 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Tonight's post brings us back to a variety of topics I have touched upon before:  The Islamist-Leftist Anti-Israel Coalition and its Useful Idiots in the U.S. who use terms such as "Israel-Firsters"; Leftist Jews who are...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 18, 2010 5 Comments

The WSJ today had a fascinating article about how hard it is to fire teachers, particularly ones with tenure, in NJ. James Smith, the head of security of Paterson NJ's public schools, gave a great insight to the protections offered to teachers, even when they...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 18, 2010 2 Comments

Oh my, "the founding president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate yesterday said he is giving up on seeking federal funds for the legacy project, $30 million short of the total the institute has requested from Congress.“We had this request in...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 18, 2010 0 Comments

Guy Sorman of the Manhattan Institute's City Journal has published an article about how politics has shaped three megacities in Asia. "[One] finds the most striking evidence of how politics shapes the new Asian megalopolises in the differences between Seoul, South Korea’s capital, and China’s...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 18, 2010 0 Comments

It's the last shopping weekend before Christmas. Fittingly, this adaptation of 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' is circulating around."He had to stop Christmas from coming, somehow.He asked and he questioned the whole thing’s legalityThen his eyes brightened: he screamed “externality!”He reached for his textbooks; he...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2010 7 Comments

I used to rely on Politico as a key source of news, but I'm not a big fan of late.  I find myself bored with it, and it seems to be drifting very mainstream media, with all the inherent liberal biases that entails. Sure, it may just be my impression,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2010 1 Comment

Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) is upset with regulations issued by Obama's EPA to regulate carbon emissions.  These regulations are one of the ways Obama will implement parts of his cap-and-trade plans without Congress having to pass a cap-and-trade bill.Since West Virginia is a big coal state, and...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 17, 2010 26 Comments

Sarah Palin's reality show filmed an episode with Kate Gosselin of ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 17, 2010 2 Comments

Via Public Secrets:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHcXtG_C3qM?fs=1]But, could we have held the tax rates steady without the Christmas Tree ornaments hung onto the bill?--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

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