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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 10, 2009 3 Comments

Harry Reid needs more than a weekend off. Perhaps we should, in the national interest, schedule a series of fundraisers for Reid running through the end of the year.I say this because scheduling a fundraiser for Reid appears to be the only way to get...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 10, 2009 7 Comments

Over the summer I repeatedly sounded the alarm about one particular aspect of the Democratic health care proposals, the mandate that individuals purchase insurance under threat of penalty or incarceration. At the time I noted the unprecedented nature of the mandate, in my post Taxing...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2009 2 Comments

The football games will run really, really late on Sunday, then I'll fall asleep for an hour, and it will all be over:Added:  Looks like an hour of sleep will not get me through the night:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter and Facebook...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2009 7 Comments

No, not another Tiger Woods post. A "pick me up" as in lifting my spirits just a little as I read the headlines about Harry Reid desperately trying to talk his way into something, anything, Barack Obama can sign prior to the State of the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2009 9 Comments

The Telegraph in Britain has a story about a massive iceberg which broke off from the Antarctic ice cap and is heading for Australia. The iceberg is so large that if it hits the mainland it would cause a 3.0-4.0 tremor on the Richter scale....

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2009 3 Comments

Senator Orrin Hatch has written a Hanukkah song. The background is here. Thanks, Orrin.There's a lesson to be learned here, but unfortunately the Jewish community will not learn it because it is so deep in the pocket of the Democratic Party that it cannot see...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2009 7 Comments

No one gives Scott Brown, the Republican primary winner, much chance at defeating Martha Coakley, the Democratic nominee. It's Massachusetts, and it's to fill Ted Kennedy's seat.But keep an eye on Massachusetts. It's a special election, and turnout could be low as it was in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2009 2 Comments

In recent days Democrats started floating the idea of a "Medicare Buy-In" proposal, and as of last night, there appears to be a deal, although the details are not fully known. I addressed the lack of merits in a prior post.What is critical is that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2009 6 Comments

Do not be alarmed. This is no cause for concern. It's not as if the government put your medical records online. And Bush probably is to blame, anyway:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter and Facebook...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2009 10 Comments

Why am I not surprised. The head of the UN's climate organization has demanded that American taxpayers "show me the money" by funding billions of dollars of climate change programs in poorer countries:At the Copenhagen climate summit, the world’s top environment watchdog welcomed the fact...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2009 5 Comments

When protests over a fraudlent election spread in Iran last June, the Obama administration insisted that it needed to tread carefully so as to leave open the possibility of dialogue with the Iranian regime on the nuclear issue. The possibility of a regime change instigated...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 07, 2009 6 Comments

The latest Democratic ploy to get to a single-payer system is a wolf in sheep's clothing hidden inside a Trojan horse.According to reports, "moderate" and "liberal" Democrats are proposing a massive expansion of Medicare and Medicaid as a substitute for a "public option":Senate Democratic liberals...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 07, 2009 10 Comments

Unbelievable. Harry Reid compares those opposed to Democratic health restructuring proposals to people who opposed freeing the slaves, granting women the right to vote, and expanding civil rights:"Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 07, 2009 15 Comments

Yow. Per Rasmussen poll just released (h/t HotAir), Tea Party Tops GOP on Three-Way Generic Ballot:In a three-way Generic Ballot test, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Democrats attracting 36% of the vote. The Tea Party candidate picks up 23%, and Republicans finish...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2009 20 Comments

Despite mounting evidence that key climate researchers were less than honest, and other indications that the science is not settled, tomorrow 56 newspapers will run a common front page editorial saying we have 'Fourteen days to seal history's judgment on this generation':Tomorrow 56 newspapers in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2009 9 Comments

Interesting article by AP, on reaction in the black community to Tiger Woods' extra-marital problems:When three white women were said to be romantically involved with Woods in addition to his blonde, Swedish wife, blogs, airwaves and barbershops started humming, and Woods' already tenuous standing among...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2009 5 Comments

Hat tip to Tim Blair for this video which is sure to bring a smile to your face. As Tim puts it, "The Providence St Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, throws down a dance challenge for Australian hospitals."--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter and Facebook...

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