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Pull funding "for one or two universities, and you will see hundreds of others fall into line"

Major Kamala Fundraiser: Leaving 'Democratic Party is Like Leaving a Cult'

Poison Ivies: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivy League

Sharron Angle Cannot Win – Just Like Scott Brown

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2010 8 Comments

When Scott Brown won the Republican nomination for Senate in Massachusetts in early December 2009, Brown was given close to no chance of defeating Martha Coakley.Coakley had almost a 30 point lead in the polls and much more money. Democrats held an enormous registration advantage,...

Could We Have Done Any Worse Than We Did?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2010 13 Comments

For some reason the words in the title to this post came to me in reading Charles Krauthammer's column, The selective modesty of Barack Obama.Obama is not the first president with a large streak of narcissism. But the others had equally expansive feelings about their...

Thank You, Oh Sticky Ones

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2010 11 Comments

TaxProf blog has posted the latest law professor blog rankings, and I'm heartened to see that I have moved up to No. 7 in visitors and No. 8 in page views (on a trailing 12 month basis).But traffic statistics are just one measurement, and can be...

Reid Supporters Play The Rape Card

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2010 5 Comments

We have seen this tactic before.Last January, Democrats in Massachusetts sent out a mailer accusing Scott Brown of wanting to deny medical care to rape victims, because he had introduced state legislation providing health care providers with a religious conscience exemption to providing abortion-related services, so...

Everything I Have To Say About LeBron in 39 Characters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 08, 2010 3 Comments

... not including spaces and superfluous hashtags:-------------------------------------------- Related Posts:The First Twitter ExecutionArkansas Primary Result in 28 CharactersWorst Tweet of The YearFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube ...

Conservatives Must Win the Battle Over America's History

Charges Dropped Against Anti-Israel Protesters at UNC-Chapel Hill

Faithful Catholic Colleges Experiencing Surge in Enrollment

George Mason University Professors Demand End to Pro-Hamas Activity on Campus

Vanderbilt Graduate Workers Union Drops Efforts to Organize Following Legal Setbacks

As Syria Falls and Iran Fades, Turkey Seeks Regional Takeover

Greenwald Agonistes

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 08, 2010 14 Comments

Unlike some, I have not devoted myself to studying the writings of Glenn Greenwald. Others have devoted the time, because Greenwald has such a large following at Salon.com.I did, however, write about Greenwald's absurd coverage of the Islamist-inspired, Turkish-led Gaza flotilla, particularly Greenwald's offensive use...

Rhode Island Illegal Immigration Control Order of 2008

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 08, 2010 5 Comments

There has been quite a buzz regarding the failure of the Obama administration to challenge a 2008 Rhode Island Executive Order which accomplished much of what Arizona seeks to accomplish through S.B. 1070.The signing statement of the Governor, as well as the Order itself, set...

Is Reid Campaign Hiding Its Activities To Evade Campaign Finance Laws?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 08, 2010 8 Comments

Harry Reid's campaign and the Nevada State Democratic Party appear to be playing games with federal campaign finance laws as to expenditures to maintain and promote the fake "TheRealSharronAngle.com" website.That fake website was launched by the Reid campaign, as a press release from the Reid...

Hey, Rhode Island Already Checks Immigration Status At Traffic Stops

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 07, 2010 18 Comments

Rhode Island is the new Arizona. No, actually, Arizona is the new Rhode Island.Despite the failure of the Rhode Island legislature to pass an Arizona-like immigration bill, Rhode Island already has implemented the critical piece of the Arizona law, checking the immigration status of people...

Beware Of Drowning Democrats

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 07, 2010 5 Comments

Danger:"Drowning victims are probably the most dangerous to try to rescue. In a panic, drowning victims are likely to claw at rescuers and climb to the surface at all costs."Danger:"The Democratic Party is moving faster and more aggressively than in previous election years to dig...

Reid Done Phishing, How About A Debate?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 07, 2010 5 Comments

Harry Reid's campaign took down its spoofing and phishing fake Sharron Angle website, after the Angle campaign threatened legal action.Contrary to the spin put out by the Reid campaign and its sympathizers, the threatened legal action was not just because the Reid campaign merely quoted...

Feds Sue Arizona – Complaint Here

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 06, 2010 25 Comments

Here is a copy of the Complaint just filed by the United States against Arizona seeking to invalidate S.B 1070, the Arizona immigration bill. Copies also of the Civil Cover Sheet, Summons to the the State of Arizona, and Summons to Gov. Jan Brewer.The U.S....

Miles of New Sidewalks, and Empty Stores

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 06, 2010 6 Comments

Warren, Rhode Island, has new sidewalks from the center of town down Rte 103 to the Massachusetts border, almost two miles away. Thanks to the Stimulus Plan.I have driven that road hundreds of times, and also have cycled the route many times.I never noticed any particular...

A Good Sign

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 06, 2010 2 Comments

While on a walk in the neighborhood this weekend, I saw this banner in honor of a father who just returned from Iraq: "Welcome Home Daddy, We Missed You."--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube ...

Reid Campaign Targets Angle Supporters With Phishing Website

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 06, 2010 7 Comments

A few days ago, Sharron Angle launched a new format to her website, giving the campaign a more professional looking web portal.Harry Reid's campaign, however, took the code from the prior Angle website and launched a website called "TheRealSharronAngle.com." The fake website was what, in...

Ya Just Gotta Believe (In Repeal of ObamaCare)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 05, 2010 8 Comments

Rasmussen released earlier today another health care poll, finding that by almost 2-to-1 margins, Americans support repeal of ObamaCare: Sixty percent (60%) of voters nationwide favor repeal of the recently passed health care law, including 49% who Strongly Favor repeal. A new Rasmussen Reports national...

What Passes For Praise of Conservatives At WaPo

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 05, 2010 0 Comments

In a profile of Paul Teller, Executive Director of the Republican Study Committee, Mary Ann Akers writes:He's the bomb thrower in the shadows for more than 100 RSC members, whose purist conservative mission often poses a challenge for the more pragmatic House Republican leadership. Where...