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Anti-ICE Church Invaders Chanted Fabricated BLM "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Slogan

Virginia on Fire: Insane Legislative Blitz on Tax Hikes, Sentencing Rollbacks

"A lot of people mistake this as a fight to save education. It's not. It's a fight to save the country."

RI-01 Update: Brendan Doherty for Congress

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 3 Comments

I previously have posted about the RI-01 congressional race, which is my home district, a seat currently held by Democratic former Providence Mayor David Cicilline. Cicilline concealed Providence financial problems until after the 2010 election. Cicilline ran a "scare grandma" campaign, making a tour of senior centers...

Starting to count the price of defending Bain

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 76 Comments

This was read by Rush Limbaugh on air today. Romney likens work at Bain Capital to Obama’s auto industry bailout: “In the general election I’ll be pointing out that the president took the reins at General Motors and Chrysler – closed factories, closed dealerships laid off thousands...

Just accept your fate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 13 Comments

From NMA.TV: ...

As the world turns

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 24 Comments

it turns: How Romney won New Hampshire. It's the (supposed) electability, not conservatism, stupid. Bad signs for GOP. Why do you hate capitalism? Another Iranian nuke scientist goes down. And I don't mean what you think I mean, you depraved freaks. Have you noticed that Fox News turned negative...

Eureka! I oppose capitalism because I teach at a law school

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 53 Comments

I knew that my position on Bain Capital would fray some relationships in the conservative blogosphere, but this post by Don Surber took me by surprise, Why Republicans Oppose Capitalism: Newt and Rock Perry are trying to divide the party in a way I never imagined. I thought the...

U. Washington Increases Mandatory Student Funding for LGBTQ Center to $651K

ICE Withdraws From Career Event at Arizona State U. Law School Due to Student Petition

Staffers at Seattle Colleges Learn How to Avoid ICE Cooperation During 'Social Justice Week'

Dallas Baptist U. Cancels Speech by Trump Official Due to Threats

President of Southeastern University Sounds Alarm on Inability of Many College Students to Read

Washington Post Runs Article Criticizing Erika Kirk's Wardrobe

Drill, baby, drill

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 50 Comments

Funny, when Mitt Romney and his supporters played Mediscare against Rick Perry on social security and class warfare on capital gains tax rates for those making over $200,000 per year, I don't recall a chorus of objections that Romney was using leftist rhetoric and giving ammunition...

Well, now that you mention it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 0 Comments

It's fading fast. We may get a change, but it's not what I hoped. Another one from Linda in Tennessee, taken at the (in)famous Lowe's parking lot in Nashville: ...

New Hampshire Primary Tweets of the Night

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 41 Comments

Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary. While the results are not final as of this writing, it looks like he comes in at 37-38%, with about the same total number of votes as in 2008. Here are the tweets of the night, bitter and otherwise. Tora...

New Hampshire primary results

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 86 Comments

89% Reporting Romney 39.1% Paul 23 Huntsman 16.9 Gingrich 9.5 Santorum 9.4 ----------------------------- Interesting: Gingrich was the target of 96% of negative super PAC spending between Iowa and N.H. But Newt's the angry nasty one, rights? Romney's argument on electability was an important factor with voters. Romney is on target to get about same...

Pre-debate, I mean pre-primary results Open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 18 Comments

Some things to mull as we await the close of the polls in New Hampshire at 8 p.m. Eastern. A new results post will go live at about 7:30 p.m. Eastern. I'm going to handle it in a manner similar to the NY-09 night, not...

Swimming with Bain

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 125 Comments

When even Rush Limbaugh buys into the "criticising Bain is criticizing capitalism" meme, we have lost as a party. There is a huge difference between using government powers to impose value judgments (a la Obama) and making value judgments in evaluating a candidate's background. It's over. We've discovered...

I’m not going to sit here while critics of Bain badmouth the United States of America

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 64 Comments

Any criticism of Bain, much less a criticism of how our possible nominee ran the firm, is an attack on free markets and capitalism. Or so we are being told. No, it's not. I have been almost alone against the chorus of "Newt's anti-capitalist": Bringing up Romney’s...

If you are not on Twitter, you need to be

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 24 Comments

Mitt Romney made a statement yesterday about "firing" people who provide him with services which has been taken out of context. He was talking about health insurance companies, and made the point that he likes to be able to make choices. I was aware that Rick...

Selling out capitalism in the defense of Romney and Bain

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 60 Comments

We don't know all of the details of how Bain conducted its business under Mitt Romney, but we do know that in at least several instances the conduct was to squeeze out cash while leaving behind a failed company. In many other instances Bain helped...

Newt unexpectedly spotted in NC

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2012 1 Comment

Thanks to frequent photographer Jason who spotted this in North Carolina: ...

Busy day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2012 38 Comments

in politics and elsewhere, here's some things: Be sure to check out the blog troll argument. I think I got someone's attention. Todd Palin endorses Newt. I think this helps with Tea Party groups in the south, probably not much in NH. Will Sarah endorse before South...

Republicans should thank Newt for bringing up Bain now

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2012 76 Comments

As you know, I knew this day would come. The only question was whether it would be early enough in the primaries to make a difference, too late in the primaries, or in the general election. But the day surely was to come when Mitt Romney's years at...