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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 18, 2010 19 Comments
I know that you realize it, but this is a two-front political war. I have read some profoundly stupid commentary on the right about Christine O’Donnell, pronouncing O’Donnell’s campaign dead because of a sophomoric series of appearances in the 1990s on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher....

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...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2010 17 Comments
My first foray into the Delaware Republican Senate primary a few days ago was to make the point that voters should select the candidate of their choice — be it Mike Castle or Christine O’Donnell — and not try to game the overall Senate outcome....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2010 3 Comments
While you enjoyed your long weekend and your soft lives, those of us defending the gates were ever vigilant. In case you missed it, you may want to check out: It’s al-Quds Day at WaPo (feat. George Bisharat) Saturday Night Card Game (NAACP Doubles Down With...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 06, 2010 29 Comments
Obama’s line, in his Labor Day speech in Milwaukee before union leaders and a union crowd, that “[t]hey talk about me like a dog,” is getting all the attention. But you really need to read the entire speech.  It is classic Obama, living in a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 02, 2010 13 Comments
Sam Stein writes at HuffPo today that increasingly libertarian social attitudes in the Republican Party combined with the failure of Democrats to live up to campaign promises, has led Democratic Party insiders to worry that “the Obama administration risks losing the gay rights community (or at least...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 31, 2010 2 Comments
Nevada journalist and talk show host John Ralston is trolling for Harry Reid.  Ralston published an article in The Las Vegas Sun on Sunday titled Angle in 2005: I would have voted “no” on Katrina relief funds. The article is based on a tape given to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 29, 2010 2 Comments
Obama still is on vacation.  Goodly for him. When do we get a vacation from the Democrats’ relentless expansion of the federal government into every facet of our lives? The massive pieces of legislation passed in the past 18 months were just the opening shots. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 27, 2010 9 Comments
The Eliminationist theorists in the left-wing blogosphere thought they finally had their man.  Having struck out with the Anti-Muslim Cabbie Stabber in the quest to prove that there is a rising tide of right-wing violence instigated by Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and wingnuts, the Eliminationist theorists were cheered...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 26, 2010 18 Comments
Bill Sparkman.  Amy Bishop.  The Fort Hood Shooter.  The IRS Plane Crasher.  The Pentagon Shooter. People who had nothing to do with each other in the real world.  In the blogosphere, each of these people was linked by a macabre desire by the left-wing blogosphere to find a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 23, 2010 4 Comments
Ethan Bronner of The New York Times has a classic piece on the opening of a luxury mall in Gaza. How does one balance the endless propaganda that Gaza is a concentration camp and that Israelis are committing genocide, with the reality that Gaza exceeds...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2010 6 Comments
I refuse to be drawn deeper into the Ground Zero Mosque – Obama Is A Secret Muslim threads at Memeorandum. I have much more important things to do.  Like defend the history of corruption in my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations against...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 8 Comments
At Reid campaign headquarters, the dozens of mudslinging campaign staffers must feel like the walls are closing in on them. A new Rasmussen poll shows Sharron Angle leading by 2 points if “leaners” are included, and tied without leaners. Reid stuck his foot in his...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 11, 2010 11 Comments
Talking Points Memo, which apparently has given up any pretense of becoming a real news organization, is trying to create a scandal out of nothing, by wondering whether Republicans will be upset that the logo for the 2012 convention includes a “minaret.” To understand how...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2010 22 Comments
Nothing would surprise me anymore. Some are expecting an “August Surprise” in which Democrats would propose that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac write off hundreds of billions in mortgage debt owed by people who are under water (i.e., they owe more than the house is...
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