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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2009 2 Comments

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz is reporting that the U.S. has arranged for a charter ship "to carry 325 standard 20-foot containers of what is listed as 'ammunition' on two separate journeys from the Greek port of Astakos to the Israeli port of Ashdod in mid-to-late...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2009 0 Comments

Harry Reid refuses to give in to the U.S. Constitution. With each passing day, Reid has been embarrassing himself more and more. The decision of the Illinois Supreme Court ruling that Roland Burris is the lawful appointee of Gov. Rod Blagojevich makes clear that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2009 0 Comments

In a previous post, I discussed the lawsuit filed by Roland Burris in the Illinois Supreme Court seeking to compel Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White to sign and certify the Certificate of Appointment issued by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. White has responded to Burris' lawsuit,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2009 0 Comments

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."Opposition appears to be growing to Barack Obama's intention to nominate Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. The opposition is among Democrats who want to push single-payer (i.e., nationalized) healthcare. This opposition apparently stems from a confrontation Gupta had...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2009 0 Comments

My home state of Rhode Island has been asleep at the wheel when it comes to grabing proposed federal instrastructure stimulus dollars. Although it has been known for weeks if not months that Barack Obama was ready to throw hundreds of billions of dollars at...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2009 0 Comments

In a guest column in The Providence Journal, Susanne Garrison Hoder of Tiverton, Rhode Island, "founder of the Interfaith Peace Initiative," compares Israel to Auschwitz prison guards:"The new movie The Reader is a powerful drama about a young man who discovers that a woman from...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2009 0 Comments

Legally, the Illinois Supreme Court should rule that Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is required to sign and affix the state seal to the Certificate of Appointment issued by Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointing Roland Burris to Barack Obama's open Senate seat. But emotionally and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2009 0 Comments

On December 31, 2008, Roland Burris filed suit in the Illinois Supreme Court seeking an order compelling Secretary of State Jesse White to sign and affix the state seal to the Certificate of Appointment (see Exhibit A to Burris' Complaint) signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2009 0 Comments

Harry Reid just held a news conference in which he continued to refuse to seat Roland Burris. Reid's justifications are transparent and unjustifiable. Reid claims he is waiting for the Illinois Supreme Court to force Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White to sign the certification...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2009 0 Comments

When Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced the appointment of Roland Burris to Barack Obama's open Senate seat, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took a principled stance: Burris would not be seated. That principle was wrong, but at least it was a principle.Initially, Reid had widespread...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2009 2 Comments

It appears that Barack Obama intends on following through with his campaign promise to issue refundable income tax credits so that people who pay no income taxes will get “refund” checks from the federal government. Obama justifies these payments as being a refund of payroll...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2009 2 Comments

When I announced the discovery of "Blooger Mood Disorder," I had no idea what I was getting into. Next came, Bloggernoia and SiteMeter Fever elucidated by Robert Stacy McCain, then SiteMeter Envy.I never should have started on this path. I have stumbled on "Internet Addition...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2009 1 Comment

Update 1/8/2009: Hugo has changed his mind, after intervention by or on behalf of Joe Kennedy. Apparently, the goodwill of a Kennedy is more important to Hugo than providing for his own people.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joe Kennedy shamelessly aligned himself with Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez to provide home...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2009 1 Comment

The New York Times has run an advertisement on its front page for the first time ever. What a precious moment, made all the more poignant by the fact that the ad was from CBS television.So the dying NY Times breaks with tradition to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2009 0 Comments

Events are moving so quickly in the saga of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, that there has been precious little time to reflect. But as I look back on the past month, I keep thinking of Raymond J. Donovan, and a question keeps nagging me; what...

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