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Saturday Night Card Game (Hullabaloo)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2009 5 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Complaining about the fact that even MSNBC could not spin Democratic losses in Virginia and New Jersey as a victory for Obama in last Tuesday's election, Digby at Hullabaloo...

Obama’s Media Hairdo

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

Barack Obama held another off-the-record 2-hour lunch with bloggers and columnists, Sister Todjah reports:No word yet on how the sour grapes tasted.This is becoming a regular occurrence, isn’t it? What’s happening with this WH? Are they so concerned now about MSM journalists like Jake Tapper...

How’s That Iran Negotiation Going?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2009 4 Comments

As Obama heads to Capitol Hill today to round-up some reluctant Blue Dog Democratic votes to ruin our health care system, raise taxes, and get the IRS involved in our lives even further, I was wondering if Obama could answer this unimportant question:How's that Iran...

So Jump Already

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2009 1 Comment

The attempts by Nancy Pelosi to cajole and/or threaten House Democrats into voting for the House health care restructuring bill has a surreal quality about it.Pelosi reminds me of a suicidal jumper on a ledge, with Republicans trying to talk Pelosi down since if she...

Obama as World War II Analogy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2009 2 Comments

It is not good for any President when bloody World War II analogies are all that supportive columnists and bloggers can muster in defense of your inability to get things done:Paul Krugman: Obama as Anzio. "Allied forces landed far behind enemy lines, catching their opponents...

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New Bipartisan Bill Would Withhold Federal Funding From Universities That Boycott Israel

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Jeezy-Hawks Against Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2009 8 Comments

Joe Klein, sometimes hero, sometimes villain to just about everyone, wrote a lengthy article about all the problems Hillary Clinton is having in just about every part of the world with just about everyone over just about every foreign policy issue.But one sentence in the...

Destroying More Jobs Cannot Wait Until Monday

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2009 4 Comments

Don't have much time this morning to comment further, but note the irony that today the jobless rate hit a 25-year high at 10.2%, and tomorrow night Democrats in the House of Representatives are planning to push through a health care restructuring bill that is...

So, Mr. Krugman, Who Incited This Violence?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2009 8 Comments

Paul Krugman has been a leader in the movement among NY Times columnists and left-wing bloggers to demean and isolate the conservative movement by claiming that harsh criticisms of Barack Obama's policies not only are racist, but also incite right-wing violence.In the aftermath of the...

Ridiculous Speculation That “Oath Keepers” Behind Fort Hood Attack

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2009 11 Comments

After the Bill Sparkman incident, in which the left-wing blogosphere immediately blamed tea party attendees and conservatives for Sparkman's (as yet unsolved) death, even this shocked me. Digby at Hullabaloo:I have no idea what happened at Ft Hood. They've confirmed that the perpetrators were military....

Alphabet Soup of Health Care Delusions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2009 2 Comments

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and American Medical Association (AMA) came out in support of the 2000-page plus House Democratic health care bills.Do not be deceived by this alphabet soup of support. The positions of the AARP and AMA amount to political posturing...

The Phillies Won!

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2009 1 Comment

No, not really. But neither did the Democrats on Tuesday, notwithstanding Nancy Pelosi's proclamation on Wednesday that "We won": "From my perspective, we won last night. We had one race that we were engaged in -- it was in northern New York. It was a...

AARP and Consumers Union Should Put Their Money Where Their Pro-Tax Mouths Are

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2009 4 Comments

One of the curiosities of the health care debate is the vigor with which two prominent tax-exempt organizations, AARP and Consumers Union, support Democratic proposals which will impose a myriad of taxes on the American people.AARP is set to announce its support for the current...

AARP Prepares To Sell Out Seniors

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 4 Comments

The Associated Press is reporting that AARP, which purports to act in the interest of senior citizens, is going to endorse the $1.2 trillion house health care restructuring bill. The announcement could come as early as tomorrow.AARP only nominally is a senior citizen interest group....

My Blog Identity Crisis

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 8 Comments

I should have seen this coming (@1:15 pm 11-4-09):--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Thanks a Million!Bloggers In Pajamas Unite!Blogger Mood DisorderNo. 32 Top U.S. Political BlogFollow me on Twitter and Facebook...

We Need More Such Democratic Victories

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 6 Comments

Last night was a great night for Democrats. At least if the only world you live in is the left-wing blogosphere.Democrats won the 23rd District in upstate NY by 4 points in a race torn apart by a liberal Republican mistake named Dede Scozzafava, who...

Give The Man His Due, and A Tip

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 1 Comment

Robert Stacy McCain was invaluable in following the NY-23 race. McCain travelled to the district and spent time there both before and on election day.When not evading the state highway police while racing from location to location, stealing Wifi signals for his posts, and pinching...

A Loss Is A Loss Is A Loss

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2009 3 Comments

There are many reasons for Doug Hoffman losing by four points.Yes, Hoffman was unknown just a month ago. Yes, Dede Scozzafava and the Watertown Daily Times scared people that Hoffman would not bring home the federal pork. Yes, union backing helped Bill Owens organizationally. Yes,...