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Should Kamala Harris Run For President Again in 2028? (Reader Poll)

Large Majority Of Americans Support Mass Deportation Of ALL Illegal Aliens

Remembering Johnny "Mike" Spann - CIA Officer And First American Killed In Afghanistan Post-9/11

U.S. Hits Highest Unemployment Rate Since … Europe

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

"This is the worst economy since the Great Depression!" How many times have we heard that phrase in the past six months? Put aside that by almost every measure (particularly the unemployment rate) that statement is outright false. Nonetheless, that argument is used to justify...

Go To CarolineGlick.com

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

Caroline Glick, who writes for the Jerusalem Post, is the most astute observer of the looming Iranian menace, and the pathetic refusal of governments in Israel, Europe, and the U.S. to address the problem. Visit her website. I love Glick's description of her background, which...

Obama Points To The Future

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 17, 2009 1 Comment

In this AP photo, taken during President Obama's signing ceremony for the stimulus bill, Obama pointed out the direction the country is heading:...

First, They Came For The Deer

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 17, 2009 3 Comments

The deer population in greater Ithaca, NY, is substantial. The tony Village of Cayuga Heights, adjacent to the Cornell campus and where many Cornell professors live, has a particular deer problem, and has been exploring ways of reducing the deer population. Because Cayuga Heights is...

Sing Along To “I Want My Bailout Money”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 16, 2009 1 Comment

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnT21hmlT4o]Video, CD, and Lyrics by Michael AdamsHere's the chorus:I want my bailout moneySweet green cash just dripping with honeyGotta keep this economy runningI need another hit of my bailout money...

Brown University Seeks Senior Associate Dean of the College For Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion

Multiple American Universities Working to ‘Decolonize Thanksgiving’

New York Elementary School Takes Fire for Teaching 'Gender Identity' Course to Kindergarteners

French Teenager Apologizes at Trial for Telling Lies That Led to Her Teacher’s Beheading

Oxford Biochemistry Prof Calls Out the AAUP Over Embrace of Israel Boycott

Library at Binghamton U. Gets DEI Award for ‘Decolonizing Collections’

Dems Forgot To Put “Bread” On The Stimulus Shopping List

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

The Endive website has obtained a copy of a page from the stimulus plan in which Democrats in Congress hand wrote changes (photo). Dummies. They forgot to include bread. You just can't trust Congress to do anything right....

Stimulus Plan Already Creates Jobs – For Get Rich Quick Artists

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2009 1 Comment

The Stimulus Plan already has created jobs -- for people hawking get rich quick schemes, sorry I mean, providing shady advice for a fee on how to grab your piece of the stimulus pig-fest crap sandwich, sorry again, I mean providing professional advice on how...

Bank Execs Should Tell Barney Frank To Take This Job And Shove It

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2009 2 Comments

Barney Frank has been on a rant over bonuses paid to bank executives. Frank asked one executive: "What is it you'd do differently if you didn't get a bonus?"Bank executives are easy targets given the current economic climate. But don't think Frank and others like...

NY Times Takes First Shot At Eric Cantor

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2009 0 Comments

The New York Times is running a profile story on Eric Cantor, Republican congressman from Virginia, and House Minority Whip. By NY Times standards, this is a fairly soft piece; certainly not the hit job the Times has run on other Republicans. Nonetheless, the story...

Not Too Early For “I Told You So”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2009 3 Comments

The day before the presidential election, when Barack Obama's victory seemed all but certain, I predicted that I would be able to say "I told you so" about what lay ahead:When this bubble bursts, I will be able to say "I told you so." Unfortunately,...

Disgusting

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2009 2 Comments

Democratic Senator Predicts None of His Colleagues 'Will Have the Chance' to Read Final Stimulus Bill Before VoteEt tu, Senators Collins, Snowe and Specter?...

The Obligatory “Palestinian Baby Lying On The Ground” Photo

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2009 2 Comments

Good news. Israel opens the border crossing with Gaza -- in between missile attacks from Hamas -- to allow the export of tens of thousands of carnations. Wait a second, I thought Gaza was a wasteland on the verge of humanitarian catastrophe (along with the...

McCain For Culture Czar

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2009 0 Comments

Not that McCain, The Other McCain, as witnessed by this post:[Andrew Sargus] Klein gives us a splendid insight into the central conceit of the liberal mind: Nothing exists -- or has existed, or ever will exist -- unless it's funded with federal taxpayer dollars. Therefore,...

President O’Nasty

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2009 3 Comments

The withdrawal of Judd Gregg as nominee for Commerce Secretary has revealed, once again, the nasty side of Barack Obama.At his news conference, Gregg went out of his way not to criticize Obama, simply explaining that he could not give "110%" in service to Obama,...

Time Magazine’s Anti-Israel Business Strategy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 12, 2009 0 Comments

Hardly anyone reads Time magazine anymore. I say "anymore" for those people under the age of 40, who are too young to remember a day when Time represented the gold-standard of weekly news publications. If it weren't for an occasional visit to a doctor's waiting...

Stimulus — Just $99.99 While Supplies Last

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 11, 2009 1 Comment

Now I know for sure what Congress and the Obama administration think of us. Reports indicate that the "compromise" stimulus bill will be $789,000,000,000. Why that number? Because it's not $800,000,000,000. Whew, that makes me feel better. It's not $800 billion. I'll buy it.Think I'm...

The Fierce Urgency of Sow