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Appeals Court Upholds No-Bond Detention Of Illegal Aliens In Huge Win For Trump

Red, White — and Ashamed? Team USA Skiers Bash the US

Are Nursing and Other “Caring” Professions a “Sink for Pathological Personalities”?

Tax return slippery slope

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2012 55 Comments

I saw this coming from a mile away. Mitt Romney's original position that he would not release his income tax returns, a position he held to for several weeks, now is slipping. At the debate last night Romney gave a convoluted answer that he "probably" would release...

It’s not like he used a foot wedge

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2012 1 Comment

So I'm not sure where the hostility to Golfer 1 is coming from. Thanks to reader Rich who writes: This is not your standard bumper sticker contribution, but it is pretty amusing. I was in the middle of a round of golf in Spring Hill Florida when I...

S.C. Debate Moment of Night — Newt tackles race card play, slams it to ground

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 47 Comments

Probably the highlight of the night, crowd and Twitter went wild: Rich Lowry: Tom Bevan: Related: “You have maybe two weeks to Stop Worrying and Start Loving Romney”...

Republican South Carolina Debate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 155 Comments

Endgame Analysis: I don't think Romney was mortally wounded, but he did stammer through some key issues such as the release of his tax returns. Clearly Newt had almost all of and the biggest moments. Probably Rick Perry's best debate, Santorum was uneven. Probably Ron...

Hezbollah bomb plot disrupted in Thailand

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 2 Comments

We are approaching the 4th Anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah terror mastermind Imad Mughniyeh in Syria, presumably by the Israelis although there has never been any public proof. Hezbollah has sought revenge, so far without success. A major attack was just thwarted in Thailand: A foreign...

Pro-Palestinian Activism on College Campuses is Based on a Muslim Brotherhood Blueprint

Zohran Mamdani Wants to Scale Back Gifted Programs in NYC Schools

Diversity Hiring Has Backfired on Higher Education

San Francisco Schools Anticipate Closure Due to Possible Teachers Strike

Under the Big Beautiful Bill, Colleges With Low-Earning Grads Could Lose Access to Student Loans

Professor Likely to Become Harvard's New History Chair Has History of Hating Trump, Israel

“from the very beginning, Obama was playing a long game”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 17 Comments

The inflammatory Newsweek cover, and the heaping of praise on Obama by Andrew Sullivan, distract from the most important point of Sullivan's article at The Daily Beast, quoted in the title above. Obama has accomplished a lot for the Left in America. He wants to accomplish a lot more. ...

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a thread on LI get so heated and nasty”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 70 Comments

That was the reaction of more than one reader in response to the comments on the post Saturday Night Card Game (How nasty will the general election race card get? This nasty). I agree. I'm not sure at what point lines get crossed, but I certainly don't want...

Clarity

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 111 Comments

Six hours in the car alone with large gaps in radio coverage (or at least any radio you would want to listen to) can have a clarifying effect. And so it did: We are on a path to nominate someone who campaigned against Reagan, campaigned against the...

Open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 18 Comments

On the road for a while more, so tell us what's going on....

Cash on the line

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 53 Comments

It's been widely reported that Mitt Romney handed a woman some cash to help her out as he worked a rope line in South Carolina. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player I'm all in favor of helping people in need, but when a politician does it publicly during...

Things you may have missed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 4 Comments

Over the weekend (is this still the weekend for you?): How nasty will the general election race card get? This nasty “Tea Party” in Fromanize is spelled “t-e-r-r-o-r-i-s-t” Going Godwin to defend Bain Remembering Tony Blankley Something New at LI Spy-CounterSpy In The Middle East ...

Romney’s ‘Kenyan’ tax returns

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 28 Comments

Ann Coulter already told us that Tea Partiers opposed to Mitt Romney were just a bunch of "birthers" (emphasis mine): Pemmaraju pressed Coulter on Romney’s conservatism, adding that the Tea Party has resisted him strongly, an indication he may not be as conservative as she thinks. Coulter...

Bullitt wasn’t the word I had in mind

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2012 5 Comments

when I saw this vehicle with Veterans for Obama bumper stickers. Thanks to reader Zach, who writes: No comment...

Huntsman withdrawing, endorsing Romney — already has taken down anti-Romney ads from YouTube

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2012 31 Comments

Jon Huntsman will withdraw from the race tomorrow and endorse Mitt Romney: Jon Huntsman will withdraw Monday from the race for the Republican presidential nomination, campaign officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Huntsman will endorse Mitt Romney at an event in South Carolina, the officials said....

Life imitating art, or something like that

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2012 21 Comments

This ad actually is going to run on television in South Carolina, although in a small buy on a single station. It will be viewed by far more on the internet. I think this will help Romney. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire...

All that remains of Occupy Harvard are tiny tiny tents

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2012 13 Comments

Occupy Harvard came to an inglorious end. What was left of the encampment was blown down by strong winds, and carted away Friday evening. People were heard yelling,, "they took the dome, they took the ...

You mean the headlines lie about evangelical leaders endorsing Santorum?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2012 18 Comments

Yes. Headline and story line: Conservative Christian leaders endorse Rick Santorum after Texas meeting A group of about 150 conservative Christian leaders and political activists emerged today from a two-day meeting at a Texas ranch and endorsed former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum for president – a surprising...