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Feds should bring "a good, strong case against a mayor or a governor interfering with ICE operations"

Kamala Harris Rebrands Headquarters as a 'Gen-Z Progressive Content Hub'

Tongva Tribe Reminds Billie Eilish That Her Mansion Sits on Its Land

Saturday Night Card Game (Jeremiah Wright still scares Democrats)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2011 22 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: As you know, I support Newt Gingrich. But you also know that I have a policy of uniting behind any Republican candidate who comes under false attack from Democrats and Obama...

Pakistan problems

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2011 16 Comments

NATO and/or U.S. forces apparently killed a couple dozen Pakistani soldiers at an outpost on the Afghan border. The details are murky at this point: The Guardian reports that coalition forces say they came under fire and returned fire. Pakistan has announced that it will cut...

The EU gets philosophical

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 26, 2011 5 Comments

(at their own peril.) I read an article in the German newspaper, Der Spiegel, that really got my eyes rolling. It is titled "Habermas, the Last European": Jürgen Habermas, 82, wants to get the word out. He's sitting on stage at the Goethe Institute in Paris. Next...

Dissent is patriotic, but trolling is not

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2011 30 Comments

Since the new blog went live in mid-June, I've only banned about a dozen people (compared to 2700+ registered users). I've banned someone who gratuitously insulted Kathleen, someone who had the "N" word in the registered e-mail address (no need to wait for that person to...

Egyptian Imam The NY Times called “moderate” holds “kill all the Jews” mass rally

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2011 8 Comments

The NY Times has whitewashed the anti-Semitic aspects of the Arab Spring in Egypt since the beginning of the protests last January. NY Times' columnists like Roger Cohen have sought to glamorize and glorify the so-called "Arab Street" and Nicholas Kristof has waxed poetic about...

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

Staffers Cut Ties With Notre Dame Over Hiring of Abortion Advocate

Prof Warns Blowing Whistles to Alert Others to ICE Could ‘Retraumatize’ Hispanics

U. Minnesota Arrests 67 at Hotel Protest of ICE

“I’m the comeback grandparent.”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2011 28 Comments

I've said it before, it's not enough to be a "not" candidate. Not being Barack Obama is not enough, and not being Mitt Romney is not enough. Any candidate who is to win the nomination and the general election is going to have to inspire,...

Self-insured

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2011 5 Comments

From reader and bumper sticker photographer extraordinaire Linda, who spotted this at the Lowe's parking lot in Nasheville, TN: ...

Syria’s fuse is lit

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2011 0 Comments

Just wondering how much longer until the explosion takes place. Some links: Walter Russell Mead, "when poets buy guns, tourist season is over. They are buying them now in Damascus...

It could happen anywhere, but it keeps happening there

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2011 19 Comments

First it was Lara Logan. Then other female journalists: The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders on Friday cautioned news outlets on sending female reporters to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, citing three incidents in which reporters have been assaulted. “It is more dangerous for a woman than a...

What if everything we have been told about Mitt Romney’s electability is wrong?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2011 46 Comments

From The Razor (h/t SoccerDad), a brutal takedown of Mitt Romney followed by a "he's electable" endorsement, The Case for Mitt Romney: I don’t like Mitt Romney. I think he’s almost a walking cliche of the smooth talking, Country Club Republican. I think he’s about as...

Remembering Mike Spann

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2011 5 Comments

The first American killed in the Afghan war, on November 25, 2001. I've told his story before, but it is worth remembering every year. This interesting video by The Daily Caller recalls the group of special forces similar to Spann, who worked with Afhan warlord Abdul Rahdis...

MAILER-DAEMON

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2011 6 Comments

A colossal mistake, of historic proportions, the Great Error, the greatest political error since The Great Depression, the MAILER-DAEMON of presidents. Spotted in my hometown in Rhode Island: ...

Bravest teacher in Wisconsin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 14 Comments

The second ad released by Scott Walker in response to the recall effort features a Wisconsin teacher. Anti-Walker commenters at TPMDC identify her full name. The first ad is here. I think this hits the right theme, sour grapes and Walker doing what's right. I would...

Question of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 23 Comments

... Who's getting really excited about the 2012 Summer Olympics in London?...

Thanksgiving Open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 5 Comments

Some breaking news items: How's that protection of civilians in Libya working out? Not so great. Trump still threatening third party. h/t Windbag at the Tipline Some interesting pro-Israel videos. h/t Beloved2 at the Tipline I will have a full-throttled defense of Mitt Romney against this accusation on Saturday...

Israeli tanish-pinkwashing must be condemned

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 11 Comments

Yesterday I noted the accusation by an anti-Israeli LGBT activist writing in The New York Times that Israel engages in "pinkwashing," the promotion of its not-gay bashing, not-gay stoning, not-gay hating policies to cover up its suppression of Palestinians. How long before Israel is accused of...

Did Newt set a trap for Romney on immigration?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 21 Comments

Newt Gingrich's statement on immigration at the national security debate is being called an unforced error by some in the conservative media. Immigration was not the topic of the night, so why make it the highlight of the night? I don't know whether Newt's position, that...