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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 34 Comments

Commenter Taxpayer1234 mentioned yesterday that s/he had written a graduate school paper on conservative political blogs, and s/he was kind enough to forward it to me. Three blogs were the focus of the paper, Legal Insurrection, Ace of Spades HQ, and The Other McCain.  Remember, everything is...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 17 Comments

It was the hot topic some weeks and months back, a joke since he was not a contender. But now that Rick Santorum is on the verge of either a victory or great showing in Iowa, some journalists are just frothing with joy at the prospect of the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 20 Comments

There are two important columns each of which addresses the surge of Islamists throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. The first column, by Andy McCarthy, focuses on reports that the Obama administration is using Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi as a conduit for contact with the Taliban: The surrender is complete...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 19 Comments

The Des Moines Register came out with its final polling last night, and here were the numbers in percentage points:  Romney (24), Paul (22), Santorum (15), Gingrich (12), Perry (11), Bachmann (7). Santorum is surging averaging 10% the first two days of polling, but the second two days...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2012 15 Comments

Those who seek to spread the wealth versus those who seek to spread a work ethic. Thanks to Linda who spotted this vehicle in, you guessed it, the Lowe's parking lot in Nashville, TN: ...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 44 Comments

It has been quite a year here at Legal Insurrection. The big event was the blog format switchover in mid-June.  I'm very happy with the transition, and even happier with the new software and format.  If you need help with a new or old blog, I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 8 Comments

A collection of things: Syrian exiles: 'Clinton told dissidents to lay down their arms' Elizabeth Warren is so bad we need to support Scott Brown. No fracking, the movie. Jinx. Fabulous 50 blog awards. Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran, triggers. Who makes "Newt Gingrich [look] like Miss Manners"? How I Learned to Stop Worrying...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 10 Comments

Here were my "not predictions" for 2011, graded: I would not classify the following as predictions unless they come true, in which case I am a genius.  Here are some things I’m looking at in the coming year (list to be updated throughout the day). There will...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 22 Comments

The second Mitt Romney announced he would not release his income tax returns if he becomes nominee I predicted it would not stand because the refusal would, at a minimum, create a major distraction.  It's part of a larger problem with secrecy which will haunt Romney if...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2011 7 Comments

The Best Bumper Sticker of the Year, Worst Bumper Sticker of the Year and Best Tweet of the Year competitions have left me on the verge of blogger burnout, but I soldier on, because that's just the way I am.  And the internet never stops. The Worst Tweet...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 42 Comments

I posted earlier about Newt Gingrich's emotional discussion of his mother, in which he shed tears while discussing his memories. What kind of person would make fun of this, and what type of supporters laugh in response? Mitt tweaks Newt: 'I won't cry': POLITICO's Emily Schultheis, on the trail...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 24 Comments

It's the major headline at Drudge: But the headline suggests it's a reaction to polling, but instead it was questioning by Frank Luntz about Newt's mother. The most poignant moment to me was not the discussion of his mother but at 4:25 when he recounted a story...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 35 Comments

Who would have expected it.  Ann Coulter in her endorsement of Mitt Romney gave a very misleading account of Rick Santorum's immigration record, asserting that he voted against E-Verify. Ann's a lawyer, so she knows that omitting material facts can be just as much a fraud...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 18 Comments

Readers have been emailing me about the dangers of the Stop Online Privacy [wow, what a slip] Piracy Act but I've been a bit distracted.  Here's the concern from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: The "Stop Online Piracy Act"/"E-PARASITE Act" (SOPA) and "The PROTECT IP Act" (PIPA)...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2011 29 Comments

Via Byron York, a preview of a book by Boston journalist Ronald Scott: According to Scott, Romney revealed that polling from Richard Wirthlin, Ronald Reagan's former pollster whom Romney had hired for the '94 campaign, showed it would be impossible for a pro-life candidate to win...

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