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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 07, 2012 82 Comments

More to follow. The decision is embedded below. The Court essentially used a bootstrap argument -- that since there was a prior right to samesex marriage (based on a California Supreme Court decision which gave rise to Prop. 8 ) -- the taking away of that...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 07, 2012 23 Comments

As you know, Ben Nelson decided not to run for reelection in Nebraska.  His Cornhusker Kickback weighed too heavily on his reelection prospects. The great Democratic hope was that former Senator Bob Kerrey would run for the seat. But it is not to be, as reported at The Fix: Former...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 07, 2012 38 Comments

Today there are caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, and a non-delegate/non-binding election in Missouri in which Newt is not on the ballot. Can we all agree that caucuses stink and should be done away with? I'll post some links as the day goes on, and maybe update...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 07, 2012 5 Comments

This driver is part of the problem. More photos just downloaded by DINORightMarie, of a vehicle in Winchester, VA:  ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 06, 2012 52 Comments

Fake: Real: Fake fake fake fake, but a real problem, don't you think?  People still think Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from her backyard. Elsewhere: Happy Birthday, Mr. President. Who Castrated Ann Coulter? Well, he does have a nice healthy smile. Why is this racist?  Who should they have used...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 06, 2012 16 Comments

Tomorrow will be a big legal day, as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has pre-announced that it will release its decision in the Prop. 8 - California same-sex marriage case: The Court anticipates filing an opinion tomorrow (Tuesday, February 7) by 10:00 a.m. in Perry...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 06, 2012 61 Comments

Rick Santorum clearly is a social conservative, but not so clearly a fiscal conservative or smaller government conservative. One of Santorum's selling points is how he has conducted himself this campaign season.  While he attacks hard, he has not gotten personal or rattled. We'll see. Santorum did not have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 06, 2012 10 Comments

Just a few things you may want to take a look at: The Legal Insurrection Daily - new daily service. When did you decide to become politically active? And how have you been reacting to this election season? Another Pallywood hoax exposed, again.  It never stops. Santorum’s Big Government Problem.  A...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 06, 2012 57 Comments

I didn't watch the Halftime show yesterday, but I did notice Twitter light up like a Christmas Holiday tree, with shouts of Et tu Clint! Now I know why: It pretty much was an Obama commercial supporting the government bailout of Chrysler: Apparently the ad was pulled from YouTube...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 06, 2012 37 Comments

Sometime late last night or early this morning Eastern time, the final results in Nevada were released. Romney came in with a 1% lower percentage of the vote than in 2008, but more significantly, both Romney's actual number of votes and Republican participation in the caucuses...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 06, 2012 7 Comments

From reader and frequent commenter DINORightMarie: I have been collecting these for a while, but finally got them downloaded off my iPhone. I believe the picture quality is good enough to read them and zoom in, if needed. All were taken in Winchester, VA, of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 05, 2012 57 Comments

Some links I've been collecting: You'll get yours, my Ricky, and your little campaign too. Battle of the GOP blondes. Obama helps create jobs about as well as he golfs, although he tries harder at golf. Smearing Newt as racist.  But of course. [link fixed] Conservative is what Ann Coulter says...

Posted by Louis R. Lombardi on February 05, 2012 35 Comments

Government entanglement in our lives is increasing exponentially. Nowhere is this more evident than the recent assault on religious freedoms from varying governmental entities. As Rick Santorum would put it, “It is a top down approach” and it truly is. From the top, we have the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 05, 2012 102 Comments

I had the pleasure a couple of weeks ago of meeting with Anne Sorock and Yvonne Ralsky, co-founders of The Fontier Lab. The Frontier Lab, among other things, utilizes "deep values research" common in consumer products marketing analysis (Anne is a Cornell Business School graduate who concentrated in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 05, 2012 13 Comments

in Ithaca, too. Thanks to reader Bob, who writes: This was taken in Ann Arbor Michigan on the way to a football game. I had my grand daughter take it since I was driving (safety first). Love your blog, it’s a daily read.   ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 04, 2012 119 Comments

I'll post the Nevada results later.  Romney won big there in 2008  (51.1%) because of the heavy Mormon turnout at the caucuses and is expected to do so again. The big story was the revelation in The NY Times that the Romney campaign, both directly and...

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