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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2010 2 Comments

In mid-June, when Obama went on television to announce that he would "inform" BP how much it had to contribute to a compensation fund for the Gulf oil spill, I predicted that the fund -- despite the grandstanding -- would not put much money in...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2010 1 Comment

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2010 21 Comments

Amanda Terkel, one of the lead writers at Think Progress, is exasperated that the "right-wing" has convinced the "media" that Obama's religion is open to question (emphasis mine):While journalists and pundits on cable news today did acknowledge the “media” have had a role to play,...

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

From The Telegraph, Neuroscientist Paralyzed By Love:Matt Frerking, 39, from Portland, Oregon, is left immobile if he even has a romantic thought or sees others showing displays of affection...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2010 3 Comments

Around the time of the ruling in U.S. v. Arizona, I received several e-mails and comments from readers wondering why the District Court had jurisdiction, in light of Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution (emphasis mine):...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2010 4 Comments

Instead, use the terms:"Nearly Worthless AP" or "Almost Worthless AP"Because AP is not literally Worthless.  Hell, even Newsweek sold for a buck.For consistency of message, here is a succinct summary of President Obama’s position on AP:Obama has said he believes AP has the right to publish as a...

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

I refuse to be drawn deeper into the Ground Zero Mosque - Obama Is A Secret Muslim threads at Memeorandum.I have much more important things to do.  Like defend the history of corruption in my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations against those...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2010 7 Comments

From Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning pollster which is the new pollster for DailyKos: -------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2010 5 Comments

Spamming in comments has become a problem. It takes time, since the spammer has to have one of the required i.d.'s, has to fill in the form, and then the code to submit.Nonetheless, every day I have to delete at least several spam comments from...

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

NY Times:As schools handed out pink slips to teachers this spring, states made a beeline to Washington to plead for money for their ravaged education budgets. But now that the federal government has come through with $10 billion, some of the nation’s biggest school districts...

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

At Reid campaign headquarters, the dozens of mudslinging campaign staffers must feel like the walls are closing in on them.A new Rasmussen poll shows Sharron Angle leading by 2 points if "leaners" are included, and tied without leaners.Reid stuck his foot in his base's mouth...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 2 Comments

Mama Grizzlies are not the only ones:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGDKC7OKFlQ?fs=1](h/t @Israellycool)-------------------------------------------- Related Post:Mama Grizzlies Are Friends of Mine, and You're No Mama Grizzlies Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 3 Comments

Rasmussen (h/t HotAir) now shows Sharron Angle tied with Harry Reid:The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state shows Democratic Senator Harry Reid and his Republican challenger Sharron Angle tied with 47% of the vote each. Five percent (5%) prefer some...

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

Ed Driscoll (h/t Instapundit) has put together a list of Harry Reid's Top 10 most disastrous quotes.While a Top 10 list is hard for Reid, I might have included the following:Reid comparing opponents of Obamacare to those who opposed abolition of slavery.Reid calling for an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 2 Comments

The New York Times has a pretty fair article by Adam Nagourney about Sharron Angle, after a pretty fair interview.Sure, I could nitpick some of the characterizations in the article, but it really was pretty fair. None of the John Ralston Geraldo-like grandstanding, or usual...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 9 Comments

There really isn't much more to say that hasn't already been said about this video by Emily's List attacking Sarah Palin.Put aside, as Ed Morrissey points out, that the facts in the video are not facts; or as Ace points out, "[i]f Sarah Palin's so...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 17, 2010 9 Comments

Looks like Republican opposition researchers finally are getting their act together in countering the Reid campaign machine, as they unearthed video of Harry Reid forcefully arguing against birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens in 1993.I posted extensively on Reid's non-apology apology the other day.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqyeb-5ZfEc?fs=1]Update:...

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