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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2009 8 Comments

Paul Krugman has been a leader in the movement among NY Times columnists and left-wing bloggers to demean and isolate the conservative movement by claiming that harsh criticisms of Barack Obama's policies not only are racist, but also incite right-wing violence.In the aftermath of the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2009 11 Comments

After the Bill Sparkman incident, in which the left-wing blogosphere immediately blamed tea party attendees and conservatives for Sparkman's (as yet unsolved) death, even this shocked me. Digby at Hullabaloo:I have no idea what happened at Ft Hood. They've confirmed that the perpetrators were military....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2009 2 Comments

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and American Medical Association (AMA) came out in support of the 2000-page plus House Democratic health care bills.Do not be deceived by this alphabet soup of support. The positions of the AARP and AMA amount to political posturing...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2009 1 Comment

No, not really. But neither did the Democrats on Tuesday, notwithstanding Nancy Pelosi's proclamation on Wednesday that "We won": "From my perspective, we won last night. We had one race that we were engaged in -- it was in northern New York. It was a...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 4 Comments

The Associated Press is reporting that AARP, which purports to act in the interest of senior citizens, is going to endorse the $1.2 trillion house health care restructuring bill. The announcement could come as early as tomorrow.AARP only nominally is a senior citizen interest group....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 8 Comments

I should have seen this coming (@1:15 pm 11-4-09):--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Thanks a Million!Bloggers In Pajamas Unite!Blogger Mood DisorderNo. 32 Top U.S. Political BlogFollow me on Twitter and Facebook...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 6 Comments

Last night was a great night for Democrats. At least if the only world you live in is the left-wing blogosphere.Democrats won the 23rd District in upstate NY by 4 points in a race torn apart by a liberal Republican mistake named Dede Scozzafava, who...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 1 Comment

Robert Stacy McCain was invaluable in following the NY-23 race. McCain travelled to the district and spent time there both before and on election day.When not evading the state highway police while racing from location to location, stealing Wifi signals for his posts, and pinching...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 3 Comments

There are many reasons for Doug Hoffman losing by four points.Yes, Hoffman was unknown just a month ago. Yes, Dede Scozzafava and the Watertown Daily Times scared people that Hoffman would not bring home the federal pork. Yes, union backing helped Bill Owens organizationally. Yes,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2009 8 Comments

News Flash -- Republican Bob McDonnell has been projected the winner of the Virginia Governor's race. Proving that even a small, unpopular, fringe party which does not appeal to moderates or independents, can win over a large, popular, mainstream party.The secret? More votes. Particularly from moderates and independents:.The...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2009 3 Comments

This screen shot says it all. From Crooks and Liars, the faces of the progressive movement revealed with an irony completely lost on the author of that post: Please keep Grayson in the spotlight, at least throught the 2010 elections. We can't do it without you. -------------------------------------------- Related...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2009 0 Comments

If Republicans had done this, you would hear screams across the mainstream media and left-wing blogosphere loud enough to wake Larry King. Racial disparity: All active ethics probes focus on black lawmakers:The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers — more than 15...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2009 5 Comments

Rich Lowry has a good piece on Obama's decision to skip ceremonies and celebrations commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall:Obama famously made a speech in Berlin during last year's campaign, but at an event devoted to celebrating himself as the apotheosis of world hopefulness....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2009 2 Comments

Regarding Obama administration policy towards Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, it is reported: Obama administration officials are saying they'll judge Karzai on his appointments ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 02, 2009 0 Comments

Here's what they really think of voters:But I think, in many ways, it might be the same mood that elected Obama. Remember: most ordinary schmucks aren't politics junkies. They're not ideologically consistent. They were hurting a year ago and a vote for Barack Obama was...

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