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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2010 18 Comments

I posted earlier about how left-wing bloggers deliberately misrepresented a statement issued by Eric Cantor's office about a meeting Cantor had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  Glenn Greenwald accused Cantor of pledging allegiance to Israel over the U.S., and Greenwald's accusations were amplified with...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2010 14 Comments

If Republicans had taken control of the Senate in the mid-term elections, that long-shot win would have been razor thin, probably only by one seat.The Senate would be controlled by those who were willing to sell their votes to the highest bidder or those with...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2010 13 Comments

James Pethokoukis wrote an interesting article the other day, Why Wall Street Should Fear Sarah Palin.Palinomics, embryonic as it is, seems to be rooted in “free-market populism,” a version of conservative thinking that is pro-market rather than pro-business. It says the role of government is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2010 9 Comments

I posted previously about how Rhode Island Republican Governor Donald Carcieri had issued an executive order requiring companies that did business with the state to use E-verify to verify the immigration status of employees, and also requiring the state police to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.Now The...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2010 7 Comments

Via Howard Kurtz (who seems to me to be much more relaxed in his writing and worth reading since he left WaPo), comes a tale of infighting at NBC and MSNBC over Keith Olbermann's politicial contributions and personality:From the moment Olbermann was found to have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2010 9 Comments

Hundreds of companies are getting waivers from Obamacare requirements, as reported by Michelle Malkin and others.The issue, Dear Friends, is not the waivers.  Or Obamacare itself.The issue, Dear Friends, is that Dear Leader decides who gets a waiver.Your rights no longer are endowed by your...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2010 14 Comments

Frank Rich asks the question "Who Will Stand Up To The Superrich?"Rich never answers the question, he just complains (mostly about Republicans who self-fund campaigns, and Republican corporate interests, etc.)But Rich knows the answer.  And there isn't a Democrat in sight.  The One who might...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2010 10 Comments

Taking the night off.  Fighting blogger burnout.  I'm drained.By the way, there have been 52 prior entries in the Saturday Night Card Game series.  On the 53rd night I rest.So consider this something of an open thread.  It's your game tonight.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2010 24 Comments

I have documented how Glenn Greenwald peddles the most rank of dual loyalty charges against American Jewish supporters of Israel, by using the phrase "Israel-Firsters."  Now Greenwald is at it again, suggesting that soon-to-be Majority Leader Eric Cantor has pledged allegiance to Israel.  Greenwald's blog...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2010 16 Comments

My reaction to this device when I saw the advertisement on TV was not "how ingenious."My reaction was, why don't you teach the $#@%! kid not to spill the $#@%! food bowl.But then again, I'm old school.  And lately I've been cranky.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1xTrM5kVwE?fs=1]--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2010 15 Comments

I saw this coming from a mile away (actually, 17 months away).  I wish I had bet big money against this prediction made in June 2009:Anyone want to bet that there will be a cover story somewhere next year calling Obama the deficit killer?The prediction was...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2010 26 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2010 8 Comments

Democratic Party leaders didn't get the message of Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts.There is no sign they received the message of November 2, either.Nancy Pelosi, fresh off her victory celebration, is in no mood to compromise on keeping tax rates from going up:House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2010 8 Comments

The Daily Beast and Newsweek are getting married.  How fitting.  The epitome of the new-age left-wing journals which masquerades as quasi-news organization is acquiring (let's not kid around that it really is a merger of equals) with the dinosaur of left-wing opinion journals which --...

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...

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...

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