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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 21, 2011 18 Comments
Not long ago The Washington Post was digging up rocks from 30 years ago to find dirt about Rick Perry. Now WaPo is digging up immigration papers from 50 years ago about Marco Rubio’s parents, Marco Rubio’s compelling family story embellishes facts, documents show.  The gist of WaPo’s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 8 Comments
So reports The Providence Journal regarding the nomination of John J. “Jack” McConnell, Jr. for an open seat on the Rhode Island federal District Court. The reason this has become a “war” is that Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has threatened to block future nominees under Republican presidents,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 8 Comments
Update – Vote in Senate will be Wednesday at noon.  See updated post, Senate To “Go To War” Today Over Jack McConnell Nomination. —————— I have posted frequently about John J. “Jack” McConnell, Jr., nominated for an open seat to the U.S. District Court in Rhode...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2011 37 Comments
The Hill reports that John Cornyn and other Republicans in Washington, D.C. are trying to recruit Joe Scarborough to run for Senate as a Republican in Florida, GOP woos ‘Morning Joe’ for Fla. Senate: Republicans in Washington are trying to recruit Joe Scarborough to run...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2010 16 Comments
I gave you my “predictions” for 2011 yesterday. 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...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2010 8 Comments
The New York Times ran a trolling article yesterday titled G.O.P. and Tea Party Gains Are Mixed Blessing for Israel: When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel came to the United States recently for another round of tense talks with the Obama administration, he got a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 01, 2010 12 Comments
The Democrats face a political decapitation tomorrow.  Dozens of senior Democratic Party leaders in the House and Senate, and in Statehouses around the country, are likely to lose.  Unlike Republicans in 2008, there is no next generation of Democratic leaders.  Who are the Democratic Party equivalents of Marco...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 01, 2010 6 Comments
There are many stories to tell about this election cycle, but one group of bloggers deserves special credit. In May 2009, a group of bloggers started a blog called Not One Red Cent in reaction to the attempt by the National Republican Senatorial Committee to anoint...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2010 24 Comments
Prior to last week, when is the last time anyone heard of the “Buckley Rule,” a supposed prescription by William F. Buckley, Jr.?  Now it is all the rage for pundits whose man in Delaware lost. The Buckley Rule now rolls off the tongues, keyboards and pens of the...
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