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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2010 18 Comments

Massachusetts Democrats are among the happiest people on earth because Democrats won all the congressional and statewide races at the mid-terms.  And emboldened by avoiding the wave, Mass Dems think they can defeat Scott Brown in 2012.  As reported by The Boston Herald, Democrats pledge to...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2010 18 Comments

We all know how analogies to Nazis have gone over-the-top this political season.But sometimes Godwin's law just isn't good enough.  What we need is a Hutu analogy.  The Hutus, you will recall, massacred hundreds of thousands of members of the Tutsi tribe in Rwanda in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2010 4 Comments

Here we now call it Veterans Day, but in Britain it's still called Armistice Day, to commemorate the end of World War I.On this day we thank all those who have served and serve.  "Veterans Day" certainly conveys that we are honoring people, not an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2010 57 Comments

In light of some of the comments to yesterday's post, I really don't have much to say.I'll simply stand on my two-year record of blogging day in and day out against the Obama agenda starting prior to the election; defending and promoting the Tea Party...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 10, 2010 2 Comments

Alex Gibney, acclaimed documentary filmmaker, has turned his lens to Eliot Spitzer in a film titled "Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer." I'm sure the film will be worth seeing, if only as an exercise in Schadenfreude - though I learned two...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2010 17 Comments

As you know, I've been a little out of pocket the past couple of days hanging out at the hospital.  Nice to see that things have remained calm in my absence.My wife had some surgery at a wonderful hospital in Boston with an equally wonderful surgeon.  I would...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 10, 2010 76 Comments

It has been a less than stellar week for Sarah Palin. Last Friday, Peggy Noonan insinuated that she was a nincompoop, and chastised her characterization of Reagan as “just an actor.” It goes without saying that Noonan, a cherished vestige of the Reagan Administration, wields...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2010 6 Comments

Because the administration's energy positions are scientific, based on real science, by real scientists not brainless folks driven by ideological considerations.Listen to the science!And if the administration doesn't like the science! it just, well, as reported by Politico:The White House rewrote crucial sections of an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2010 5 Comments

The "we must do something now to save the planet" crowd is eating crow in Europe, as the European Commission biofuel plan is falling apart.As reported by The Independent, Biofuel plan will cause rise in carbon emissions:Britain's promise to more than double its use of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 09, 2010 21 Comments

accompanying a family member to the hospital, stuck in a waiting room with a big screen TV which blared, in order, Ellen, Nate (whoever he is), and then The View.Two questions.1.  Did I miss anything?2.  Would you rather undergo invasive surgery, or watch, in order,...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 09, 2010 0 Comments

It was announced today that Joel Klein would be stepping down from his post as New York City's School Chancellor. For those of you unfamiliar with his work, Klein has served since 2002, when the state legislature gave the mayor's office control of the school...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 09, 2010 4 Comments

Politico is reporting on the gender gap that has emerged in the GOP. Nobody can doubt that ladies like Michele Bachmann have contributed to GOP success in 2010, but are any of them really suited to be Speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi was certainly...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 09, 2010 0 Comments

April may seem far away, but Radley Balko gives us a reminder of how inept the IRS truly is in his latest post. Then again, maybe the U.S. government is just too busy trying to estimate how much it owes other countries.Speaking of Uncle...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 09, 2010 3 Comments

It looks like President Obama is having a wonderful time in India: - Admitting American shortcomings.- Pigging out.- Dancing. But Indonesia doesn't look like such a breeze. Maybe he'll need another fleet.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 09, 2010 17 Comments

Last night, President Bush started the tour for his new book Decision Points with a televised interview with Matt Lauer. Naturally he was interrogated about certain points of his time in office, particularly the war in Iraq. He professed his regret over reactions to incidences...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 08, 2010 22 Comments

If the government ran Hollywood, it would look like the BBC:The BBC Trust, which scrutinises the corporation’s output on behalf of the licence fee payer, said daytime television on the BBC had become too dominated by shows about "collectables hunting and property"...

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