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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 15, 2012 19 Comments
Via Jerusalem Post: Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch told reporters at the airport Sunday, “As you can see, things are working normally at Ben-Gurion.” The minister said the attempts by pro-Palestinian activists to enter Israel as part of the “flytilla” protest were still at their...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 15, 2012 50 Comments
Put aside, for the moment, the snotty and snide aspect of Hilary Rosen’s comment that Ann Romney “never worked a day in her life.” Put aside, for the moment, the psychological need of liberal female pundits to belittle a woman who chose a different path in life, while the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 45 Comments
Hilary Rosen last night: Ann Romney “has never worked a day in her life.” Hilary Rosen September 4, 2008: And what about the argument that [Sarah Palin] is a negligent mother who will be distracted from her important role? I am a mother who constantly feels the pressure...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on April 11, 2012 241 Comments
Developing Story via Fox News: Zimmerman is in custody and, according to AP sources, will be charged with 2nd-degree murder. More details and official charges to follow during scheduled 6pm press conference with Special Prosecutor Angela Corey. UPDATE (ongoing): Some notable quotes from Special Prosecutor Corey...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 11, 2012 35 Comments
I think Josh Marshall has it exactly right, Romney Telegraphing Loss: As noted this morning, Wednesday April 11th is day one of the general election.  But there are things I’m seeing that tell me that Mitt Romney is kicking off the campaign in a telling...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2012 214 Comments
Just breaking, via NY Times: Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, according two of his advisers, bowing to the inevitability of Mitt Romney’s nomination and ending his improbable, come-from-behind quest to become the party’s conservative standard-bearer in the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2012 39 Comments
What James Taranto has dubbed the Wild Goose-Step Chase appears to be winding down, as outlandish reports by Michael Miller in The Miami New Times of neo-Nazis “conducting heavily armed patrols in and around Sanford, Florida” were debunked by your humble correspondent over the weekend. But...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2012 23 Comments
Don’t expect Media Matters to boycott the Senate candidate. Because the candidate is a Democrat. And an Israel-hater. She called her male primary opponent a “whore” for AIPAC.  Via Mediaite: “I’m dealing with a whore here who sells his soul to AIPAC [The American Israel...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 05, 2012 34 Comments
and that cannot be limited without being lost.” On the other hand: And so it was written, and so it is done (at 5:45): “In New York City, which you’re visiting for a couple of days, a lot of our taxi drivers are Sikhs. If you...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 05, 2012 22 Comments
Um, there’s so much I could say, so many comparisons I could make. But I’m not going to go there.  Because he knows who has been naughty, and I don’t want to get fishy flagged or end up on an #attackwatch list like Fuzzy. From a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 03, 2012 79 Comments
I will grant the Martin family enormous deference in the way they interact with the media.  They lost a child.  Whatever the facts of this case end up being, they lost a child.  Whatever the legal outcome ends ups being, they lost a child.  They are...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2012 58 Comments
Ann Coulter’s Romney-promoting long ago went far beyond Romney promoting, into cheap shots against the Tea Party movement and just about anyone who was not on Team Romney.  Much like the caustic Jennifer Rubin, insulting the people Romney will need to unite behind him seems to be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2012 5 Comments
From reader John: I’ve been reading and enjoying your blog for a couple of years now. I particularly look forward to the wack job liberals and their off the wall bumper stickers. I live in WI and came across this vehicle which shows the right...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 21 Comments
This is cold fusion: Hypothetically (and broadly) speaking, the process involves fusing two smaller  atomic nuclei together into a larger nucleus, a process that releases massive  amounts of energy. If harnessed, cold fusion could provide cheap and nearly  limitless energy with no radioactive byproduct or...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 51 Comments
Is this really happening again?  Is Mitt Romney refusing, even assuming he is the nominee which looks likely, to release any more tax returns? Romney released his 2010 return and projections for 2011 only after a disastrous couple of weeks of refusing to do so.  I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 11 Comments
From fellow Central (Upstate) New Yorker Fred: I am a fan of your blog. I also enjoy the seeing bumper stickers from around the country. How about one from our backyard? I saw this one on a Prius at the Liverpool, NY YMCA. I was...
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