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Daniel Penny Case - There But For Fortune May Go You Or I

Harris Campaign Desperate Staffers 'Went Rogue' to Reach Minority Voters

Tim Walz's Daughter and Friends Use Joe Rogan as Their Dating 'Litmus Test'

Will Law Professors Rally Around (A Conservative) One Of Their Own?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 23, 2010 42 Comments

I wasn't going to post on this, because I figured there had been enough publicity for him already. But now that I see (via Instapundit and TaxProf) that the controversy has made its way into Forbes and many major websites, I'll weigh in on the case of...

GOP Pledge – A Thousand Points of Fight

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 23, 2010 9 Comments

I have held off commenting on the GOP Pledge to America until I had a chance actually to read it, rather than press reports and punditry analysis.Now that I have read it, I'm in agreement with the approach, which amounts to A Thousand Points of...

Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Candidate Promises To Eliminate The Office If Elected

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 23, 2010 1 Comment

Robert Healey of the Cool Moose Party is running for the third time for Lt. Governor in Rhode Island.Healey has been on a mission to eliminate the office of Lt. Governor, which he views as a wasteful and useless bureaucracy costing a million dollars a...

Chinese Choke Japanese “Green Tech” Industry Over Politics – Are We Next?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 23, 2010 5 Comments

On January 1, 2010, I wrote of The Coming "Green" Collapse. The issue was "rare earth elements" which are vital to so-called "green technology" and are mined almost exclusively in China. I warned at the time:The green economy envisioned by the Obama administration as the means...

Flash: The Most Important Judicial Nominee You Never Heard Of Up For Another Vote

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 23, 2010 0 Comments

I have written before about John "Jack" McConnell, Jr., a major Democratic Party campaign donor who had been nominated by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to an open seat on the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island.In addition to questions surrounding the propriety of nominating someone who...

Biden Admin. Rushing to Auction Off Unused Border Wall Materials Before Trump Takes Office

U. Penn Prof Apologizes After Seemingly Praising Murder of Healthcare CEO

The Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Indicates a Need to Address Left-Wing Violence

National Campaign Launched to Combat 'Faculty for Justice in Palestine'

The Death of DEI at the University of Michigan is a Symbolic Victory

Professor Glenn Reynolds: America's Mood Upbeat after Trump's Win

Yeah, The MSM Really Is Out To Get Christine O’Donnell

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2010 5 Comments

Don't you just love it when someone in the mainstream media admits to the pervasive bias against conservatives?Via NewsBusters, here is the transcript of a segment between Harry Smith and John Dickerson on the CBS Early Show this morning, regarding Christine O'Donnell's announcement last night...

Just The Factos

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2010 3 Comments

...It seems to me that Bill Clinton is the de facto leader of the Democratic Party, because it doesn't have an in facto leader.-------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Union Hires Non-Union Members At Minimum Wage To Protest Wal-Mart

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2010 5 Comments

This is why I respect Jon Stewart, he goes after both sides. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Working Stiffed www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party -------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube ...

“Free The Economy!”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2010 2 Comments

...Sounds like a plan, to me. And a campaign theme.-------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

The Shorter, Punchier Version

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2010 7 Comments

It seems like a natural law of the internet that the longer a post, the less likely anyone reads beyond the first few lines, resulting in fewer comments and muted reaction. Hence, the now classic They Also Called Scott Brown A Non-Serious Extremist is sitting out...

They Also Called Scott Brown A Non-Serious Extremist

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2010 15 Comments

The comparison of the long-shot campaigns of Scott Brown and Christine O'Donnell frequently draws the objection that Brown was viewed as a serious and moderate candidate, whereas O'Donnell is viewed as a non-serious extremist.As someone who followed the Brown campaign closely, I can tell you that this perception...

So Harry, “Who are We, and when did We say it?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2010 5 Comments

Harry Reid's comment that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was the "hottest" in the Senate has generated reaction ranging from "there he goes again" to "sexist!"When I posted first thing this morning about it, I guess I fell into the "there he goes again" crowd (Someone Tell...

Please Ignore History and Give Up On Delaware

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2010 12 Comments

It's over. The race is hopeless. The Republican candidate has no chance because of past indiscretions which have rendered the candidate a joke, and the electorate has made up its mind in favor of the well-known Democrat.The polls, depending upon which you believe, have our...

Guess Who Said This

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2010 19 Comments

"Go back to jonesing for Sarrahcudda, Christine, and all the other intellectual lightweights that are taking over what used to be a decent political party."(no Google searches allowed)Update: No one is close, so far. While it really doesn't matter who said it, it is relevant that...

Someone Tell Grandpa Harry To Stop Talking

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2010 5 Comments

Via The Politico, Reid calls Gillibrand the 'hottest' member at fundraiser:Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had an unusual form of praise for New York's junior senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, this morning at the fundraiser Mayor Bloomberg hosted for him at his townhouse - referring to her...

Another Case Study In Media Bias (Delaware Edition)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2010 3 Comments

When a tape of Christine O'Donnell commenting in the 1990s that she had "dabbled into witchcraft" surfaced, the media and left-wing blogosphere (and unfortunately, a few on the right) went wild. There was nothing of substance to the story, as it turns out O'Donnell was talking about events...

It’s Official – Obama Did Not End The Recession

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2010 8 Comments

The National Bureau of Economic Research has declared that the recession ended, statistically speaking, in June 2009. As reported by the L.A. Times:Reporting from Washington — The panel of economists that dates the nation's economic cycles declared Monday that the recession that started in December...