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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 16, 2010 33 Comments

Take your pick of the name to call the apparent Democratic Party plan to pass the Senate health care bill by not voting on it.Democrats plan to use a procedure where a separate reconciliation bill, which would be subject to a vote, would contain language...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 16, 2010 7 Comments

The Obama administration has sent a signal to Palestinians of a new "get tough" U.S. attitude towards Israel. As I wrote yesterday, the Obama administration is using the fact that an Israeli municipality announced building permits for Jews in a Jewish neighborhood of East Jerusalem...

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

Israel made a mistake in announcing an East Jerusalem building permit at the same time Joe Biden was visiting.The building permit really is a non-issue since everyone knows the Ramat Shlomo section of Jerusalem never is going to be given to the Palestinians, but the...

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

The Democrats have decided to include a government takeover of the student loan business as part of the health care package in order to convince some reluctant Democrats to vote Yes for Obamacare. As reported by The Hill: Attaching a student aid bill to the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 15, 2010 1 Comment

Nancy Pelosi, Robert Gibbs and David Axelrod claim it's over, they have the votes. Just about everyone else, including some Democrats in the House, say it ain't so yet.We cannot believe anything that comes from the mouths of Democratic leaders and consultants; it all is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2010 12 Comments

It's hard to know if this really is the week when Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid finally get their way.Regardless of outcome, these have been some of our finest hours.From the Tea Parties which sprang to life last April, to the townhalls over...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2010 10 Comments

Three students have committed suicide on the Cornell campus recently, including two last week, by jumping from bridges over the numerous gorges which run through campus.The mood is somber.We need to do a better job helping students keep life in perspective.We place so much pressure...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2010 3 Comments

Ronald Reagan's words on the foundation of freedom, so timely now as we are on the verge of the subservience of the individual to the state on the most fundamental aspects of our lives:"Rejection of the arbitrary power of the state. The refusal to subordinate...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2010 1 Comment

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:On February 25, 2010, the People for Change group in Prince George's County Maryland held a town hall forum to discuss the impacts of illegal immigration on local communities....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2010 2 Comments

Eric Massa has issues. So does The Other Eric:Attorney General Eric Holder didn’t tell the Senate Judiciary Committee about seven Supreme Court amicus briefs he prepared or supported, his office acknowledged in a letter Friday, including two urging the court to reject the Bush administration’s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2010 5 Comments

Ok, so Eric Massa has issues. But sometimes people with issues are correct.As we roll towards the latest deadline to pass Obamacare, it is clear that Massa's departure at this moment in time was a result of his vocal willingness to vote against the Democratic...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2010 6 Comments

There is something about skirting the normal legislative process which seems so appealing to people (in this case, Democrats) who cannot otherwise pass legislation but seek to expand government.We are seeing it most clearly in the health care issue, where the end product of Democratic...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2010 16 Comments

The ruling by the Senate Parliamentarian requiring that Obama sign a health care bill into law before the reconciliation process could begin is damaging to the Democrats' procedural maneuvers.But is it fatal? Hard to say. Allahpundit has the possible twists and turns, including...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2010 16 Comments

Don't think government, if given the chance, will try to control the most minute aspects of your life?Don't worry that once the bureaucracy gets ahold of the right to regulate your health care decisions -- starting with what type of insurance you are required to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2010 3 Comments

I understand that some people were upset when Scott Brown voted for the $15 billion "jobs" bill in February.Brown's voting for cloture on the $140 billion spending bill earlier this week, although he voted against the bill on the merits, also was worrisome (although Brown...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2010 11 Comments

Chief Justice John Roberts, in responding to a question during a law school forum, took the very reasonable position that what happened at the State of the Union address was troubling:"First of all, anybody can criticize the Supreme Court without any qualm," he said, adding...

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