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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2009 2 Comments

The financial crisis seems hard to understand. How did we go from a robust economy to "the worst economy since the Great Depression"? (h/t Barry O)There are 27 visualizations which make things easier to understand. I like this one in particular (click on picture to...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2009 0 Comments

A large-scale car bomb attack outside a mall in Haifa, Israel, has been prevented after the car failed to fully detonate. According to reports, a small explosion alerted police, who then realized that the car was loaded with explosives. If the car had exploded outside...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2009 24 Comments

Ezra Klein, blogger for the "liberal" American Prospect, got caught by Politico coordinating his stories with other liberal bloggers and journalists. Exposed for being a journalistic fraud, Klein needed an enemy. He found Ann Althouse. Althouse, who has a very popular blog, could be considered...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 20, 2009 4 Comments

Note: This is a cross-post with Gay Patriot. I ask the question, they give the answer.---------------------------------------------------There is a peculiar, somewhat uniquely, Jewish phenomenon. It's called worrying about what is "bad for the Jews." Many have noted this phenomenon before, so I don't claim originality here.Groups...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 20, 2009 3 Comments

Richard Falk is a long-time anti-Israel (and often anti-American) polemicist. A retired Princeton professor, Falk has dedicated much of his life to blaming Israel and the United States for the world's woes, while coddling extremism everywhere else in the world. Not surprisingly, Falk also is...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 19, 2009 3 Comments

I was watching television when I saw a commercial for Crayola Color Wonder, a product which uses inks which only show up on special paper. This way, the kids can write all over your house and there will be no "mess." The commercial shows kids...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 19, 2009 0 Comments

Note: Cuomo's Press Release and The Indictment Are Posted BelowThis story is just breaking. Hank Morris, a top confidant of U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, has been indicted for pension fraud for using political connections to steer N.Y. State Pension Fund business for a fee:A political...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 18, 2009 9 Comments

I am pleased to introduce The Official Guide To Obama Kitsch.Kitsch is a word of Germanic origin which denotes something that is in poor taste, tacky, pretentious, cheap or trashy.In order to qualify, the product must (1) feature the name or likeness of His Honor;...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 18, 2009 0 Comments

I happened upon the following, which I hope you will enjoy as much as I did:Mr. Reagan tells the story of the time in 1981 when a senior admiral came to the White House to brief the President and Cabinet on maneuvers scheduled to begin...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 18, 2009 0 Comments

Money is being wasted as part of the bailouts, and Obama claims it's not his fault and he didn't know. This administration is falling apart, and all the White House spin machine can say is "It wasn't me."This isn't new. Among the things Obama also...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 18, 2009 3 Comments

Not that there's anything wrong with it. I just wish that they had come out for McCain prior to the election:How Robert Stacy McCain became irresistible to menHow Stacy McCain became irresistible to women...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 18, 2009 1 Comment

As if the UN's long history of coddling tyrants, and its hideous "Durban" anti-Israel bashes, were not enough, now this. The President of the UN General Assembly has ripped into the United States for "demonizing" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:UN General Assembly president Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2009 0 Comments

The centerpiece of Obama's energy plan is "alternative" energy, such as wind and solar power. Tens of billions of dollars in the "stimulus" package go towards these technologies. The viability of Obama's energy plan is called into question by Royal Dutch Shell's announcement that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2009 4 Comments

Oh boy, has this administration become unhinged in its efforts to force through Obama's "bet the farm" economic plans.Rahm Emanuel runs anti-opposition campaigns from inside the White House against Rush Limbaugh to take down the leading opponent of Obama's economic plans. The White House coordinates...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2009 0 Comments

Pawtucket, RI, is just north of Providence. Pawtucket (pronounced "p-tuk-et" to those in the know) is an old mill town which has huge economic problems (as does the entire State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations). So what should the federal government do to help...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 16, 2009 0 Comments

The NY Times is desperate. Its revenues are shrinking, it sold its headquarters, and it took out a sub-prime mortgage from Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.The Times' business problems have caused it to put advertising on the front page of the print edition.But please, did the...

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