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'Resistance' Lawfare Abusers Must Be Held Accountable

Leftist Women Absolutely Lose It After Donald Trump's Election Victory

Scarborough, Sharpton Claim Black and Hispanic Men are Sexist and Racist

Baucus Bill Released When It Doesn’t Matter Anymore

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2009 5 Comments

When everyone was talking about the Baucus Bill (the Senate Finance Committee proposal), there was no actual Baucus Bill (something I quietly pointed out). Now there is a real Baucus Bill, and it is a whopping 1502 pages. (h/t The Note)The actual Bill was released...

At Least They Didn’t Call Us Hymie or Diamond Merchants

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2009 29 Comments

Who would associate with the likes of the two South Carolina Republican county committee leaders (yes, county leaders) who wrote to praise Sen. Jim DeMint:There is a saying that the Jews who are wealthy got that way not by watching dollars, but instead by taking...

Is There a Plan B for Iran?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2009 5 Comments

The Obama administration has put its hopes of stopping the Iranian nuclear weapons program on negotiations with Iran. At best, Iran has been an unwilling participant, seeking to buy time.I suspect Iran's attitude is about to change for the worse. A suicide bombing took the...

Now They’re Just Starting to Ask Questions About Afghanistan?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2009 8 Comments

Over a month ago, I was optimistic that President Obama would act decisively on Afghanistan. With each passing week, it grows more clear that I was wrong.White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel signalled today that no decision will be made any time soon on...

They Don’t Link, They Don’t Call

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2009 2 Comments

On Saturday morning, Barack Obama gave a rip-roarin' speech lashing out at the insurance industry.Obama finally found his mark, a villain he could love to hate. After months of corporate lobbyist wheeler-dealering, in which Obama's minions squeezed advertising dollars out of Big Pharma and others,...

African American Studies Prof at Emory U. Says the 'Confederacy' Won the 2024 Election

U. South Carolina Prof Calls GOP Party of the 'Uneducated' Who Hold America 'Hostage'

Students and Alums From Pomona College Outraged About Trump's Association to the Number 47

UC-Berkeley Profs Say Trump Won Because of Sexism, Racism, Conspiracies, Anti-Trans Hate

Harvard Professors Cancel Classes Because Students Are Sad About Trump's Win

U. Oregon Staffer Placed on Leave After Making Video Telling Trump Supporters to Kill Themselves

Saturday Night Card Game (DownWithTyranny!)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 17, 2009 2 Comments

I'm starting a new theme, the Saturday Night Card Game, to highlight the use of the race card as a political tool. Those on the left, lacking meritorious arguments, increasingly turn to false accusations of racism as a way of ending an argument they are...

Turkey is Lost to Islamists

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 17, 2009 5 Comments

On January 31, 2009, I wrote that Turkey Looking Like The Next Iran: My prediction: Turkey is the next Iran, unless Obama stops blaming the U.S. for Islamist aggression and gives support to Turkey's secular institutions, including the Turkish army. Jimmy Carter tried the blame...

Stimulus Creating “Full-Time Job Equivalents”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 17, 2009 4 Comments

The Stimulus Plan is the key to Barack Obama's claim that he has helped create and save jobs. But it is all a word game, as indicated by this report released by the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (the state's official name), stating...

Clean Up Your Own Mess First, Mr. President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 17, 2009 11 Comments

Barack Obama is on another "it's all Bush's fault" tear again. This time, using the tired campaign theme of cleaning up Bush's mess:Another way of putting it is when, you know, I'm busy and Nancy busy with our mop cleaning up somebody else’s mess –-...

No. 32 Top U.S. Political Blog

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 16, 2009 10 Comments

I never really understood Technorati. That may sound foolish, but when everyone would write about how essential it was to be properly linked or whatever to Technorati, how many people use Technorati to find blogs, etc., I really didn't follow the advice. I tried using...

Shocked To Find Lobbying In Obama Administration (Part 2)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 16, 2009 2 Comments

Politico has an article today on a secret arrangement struck last April among corporate lobbyists, the Obama administration, and Senator Max Baucus, exchanging favorable treatment for corporate interests for advertising dollars in support of Democratic health care reform:At a meeting last April with corporate lobbyists,...

Limbaugh as Hitler

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2009 16 Comments

You knew this had to happen. A popular left-wing blog, Jack and Jill Politics, has a photo of Rush Limbaugh as Hitler with blood dripping from his mouth, and "KKK" lettering."The Real Face of the RepubliKKKan Party"The genius posting this garbage was the author of...

Lies So Deep Even Good People Fall Prey

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2009 1 Comment

Ta-Nehisi Coates is not one of the flame throwers on the left. While I don't agree with him on many policy issues, I have found him to be one of the more reasonable left-wing bloggers. But even Coates got caught up in the fabrications spread...

No Sanctuary Cities for Conservatives

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2009 12 Comments

Driving political rivals from office or appointed positions has a long tradition. Indeed, that is what politics is all about.Taking that fight into the private realm, whether someone's private employment or private associations, however, is a tactic we are seeing with increasing frequency from the...