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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

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...

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! ...

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

U. Tennessee Students Doing Work on Campus Discover Civil War Trench

‘Climate justice’ Group at Northwestern University Calls for School to Become ‘Fossil Free Campus’

House Republicans Fast-Track Bill to Ban Men From Women's Sports

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...

Egalitarian Demise

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 21, 2010 15 Comments

There was a great post on Reason yesterday about the failings of the American education system. Steve Chapman explained that "[there] is a widespread impulse to treat all kids as equally able and willing to learn. But the results often fall dismally short of the...

Census Followup

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 21, 2010 3 Comments

Well, news of the census has been released and Politico has the reapportionment rundown: gains were made in the Sun Belt and neighboring areas (Arizona, Utah, & Nevada all +1), the south was represented (Florida +2, GA & SC +1) Washington earned one more, and...

RI Nominee Left Out of Senate Judicial Confirmation Deal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2010 2 Comments

I have posted numerous times before about John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr., nominated to the R.I. District Court by Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed.McConnell, by far the largest campaign donor ever nominated to the federal judiciary, has been opposed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the...

Anyone Who Praises The Pre-1947 Yankees Is Racist

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2010 33 Comments

12-24-2010: Welcome Matthew Yglesias readers. I address Yglesias' defense of why he called Haley Barbour racist, and his attack on me, in an update below. And I see that Ta-Nehisi Coates is defending Yglesias, so I'll address that too.-----------------------------------------------------1947 was the year in which the...