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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2012 33 Comments

I guess that doesn't surprise me. Also, does Christie thread the needle on the tax/penalty issue?  Or just muddle things even more?  (not his fault, really) Via Mediaite: Sure. Yeah. I mean, listen, I thought all along that it was a tax. And I don’t think it’s exclusively...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2012 16 Comments

It's the biggest case of them all. From reader KGB: Not a bumper sticker, I know, but an interesting campaign sign I came across in East Randolph, NY, while out for a Sunday drive. I don't know if this is a stock phrase being used around the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2012 45 Comments

A reader writes (emphasis mine): Devoted, and unregistered, reader, first time emailer. It seems the GOP has a "Read my lips" moment here with Obama promising no tax increase. The ad practically writes itself. I guess they'd never throw Bush I under the bus with the juxtaposition,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2012 31 Comments

Reader Tom sent me this link to Charlie Cook's assessment of the presidential campaign about a week ago, just before the Obamcare decision (emphasis mine): We are past the point where Obama can win a referendum election, regardless of whether it is on him or the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2012 73 Comments

Saving Obamacare by calling a penalty a tax has created all sorts of political contortions. What if the Supreme Court had called a dog a cat, would we then be required to call a dog a cat, particularly if it were better for us? That's where we...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2012 32 Comments

A question which really didn't need to be asked, Why Is Nobody Listening to Jimmy Carter's Searing Critique of America? If you told the average American that there was a very powerful politician who, after leaving office, tried to speak out when his conscience was bothered...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2012 8 Comments

From reader Bronwyn: I saw this car at the Medical Center in Orange County, CA. I know our county leans more right than the rest of California, but with all the depressing news about our state I found this car a slight glimmer of hope. Although,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 21 Comments

Anyone who has seen Elizabeth Warren deal with the Cherokee issue knows the routine -- immediately change the subject, answer the question you wanted asked not the question actually asked, keep talking rapidly, and most of all, act as if you have not just been...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 189 Comments

On its face, Chief Justice John Roberts' Obamacare decision was a strange bird. A mandate to purchase a product from a private company under penalty for non-compliance, which did not purport to be a revenue measure and which was enacted politically only because it was not...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 11 Comments

I was interviewed for the Roderick Dean Show. We covered a variety of subjects, including Geroge Zimmerman, some background about me, and Legal Insurrection in general. I also answer the mystery surrounding what is a "clinical law professor." Listen to internet radio with Roderic Deane on Blog...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 22 Comments

The New York Times declares that the Bain attacks are working, Bain Attacks Make Inroads for President Propelled by a torrent of blistering television advertisements, President Obama is successfully invoking Mitt Romney’s career at Bain Capital to raise questions about his commitment to the middle class,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 33 Comments

Via @DrMartyFox: Via Newsbusters: And the laughs continue: Obama Budget chief Jack Lew refuses under intense Chris Wallace grilling to admit Obamacare funding mechanism is a tax. Telling.— Brit Hume (@Kimsfirst) July 1, 2012 ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 9 Comments

From reader W: Following the bailout of the ACA by Chief Justice Roberts I came across this sticker (on the hood no less!) on my neighbor's car in Greenwich, People's Republic of Connecticut this morning. I thought you and other LI readers would get a kick out...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 88 Comments

There's not much I can add to what I have already said about the unreality of the reaction to the Obamacare decision by the conservative silver lining crowd. A growing chorus understands. John Yoo: Conservatives are scrambling to salvage something from the decision of their once-great judicial hero...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 45 Comments

From Dr. Jack Kevorkian's lawyer comes possibly the worst form of attorney advertising ever, a massive play of the race card designed to drum up business in the Detroit area. (h/t OcTEApi in Tip Line) Did anyone question whether George Romney was qualified to be President?  Hello Geoffrey Fieger,...

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