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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2011 17 Comments
As you know, I’m wary of PolitiFact, particularly the inconsistency with which the various participating newspapers apply ratings. But hey, when it works for us, why not use it, Lie of the Year 2011: ‘Republicans voted to end Medicare’.  The timing could not be better.  Paul Krugman says...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2011 42 Comments
End game analysis:  Hard to assess.  Both Newt and Romney had tough segments, Newt’s earlier in the night, Romney towards end.  Newt had most highlight moments.  Perry fine, but not a real presence, not asked many questions.  Santorum very good.  Bachmann tough, but she doesn’t...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 41 Comments
Taking another look at Michele Bachmann is one of the memes being pushed by people unhappy with the Newt/Romney choice in the wake of the likely departure from the race of Herman Cain. Why does Cain dropping out make Bachmann any better than she was?...

Posted by Katie Thompson on June 21, 2011 72 Comments
The pool of Republican candidates just keeps growing, and voters are beginning to vet stances and pick sides. In an economy burdened by a $14.4 trillion debt and over 9% unemployment, Americans want someone new at the helm who can turn this sinking ship around....

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 16, 2011 15 Comments
Kathleen The Donald won’t be running for president after teasing (threatening?) the American people for a few weeks. I’m glad that the less serious candidates are starting to drop out and folks like Mitch Daniels are giving a nod and a wink to the race....

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 08, 2011 5 Comments
Kathleen … and Barack Obama set the date. Today the Fed’l gov’t will shut down operations at midnight unless Reid, Boehner, & Obama come to agreement on the budget by the end of the day. The Dems have done a great job of claiming that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2011 3 Comments
when someone outside of my narrow sphere of influence takes note of something on this blog in other than a childish way. The Providence Phoenix, a left-leaning local paper (does anyone know of a “Phoenix” paper anywhere which is not left-leaning?) ran a column titled,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2011 16 Comments
The 400 wealthiest people control more wealth than that controlled by bottom economic half the population. Michael Moore said it, and PolitiFact checked it, so it must be true. So what? There is no limit to wealth in a free-market, capitalist society, unlike a socialist society...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2011 8 Comments
Democrat David Cicilline was Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, for 8 years, replacing the colorful and convicted Mayor Buddy Cianci.  Cicilline was elected in November to Congress in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District (my home district), for the open seat vacated by Patrick Kennedy. Cicilline is an openly gay...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 08, 2011 10 Comments
I have warned you about the Wordsmith-in-Chief.  You have to listen very carefully. In his interview with Bill O’Reilly just before the Superbowl, Obama said (via TaxProf)(emphasis mine): O’REILLY: Do you deny that you are a man who wants to redistribute wealth. OBAMA: Absolutely. O’REILLY:...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 03, 2011 8 Comments
A column by James Taranto, ‘Death Panels’ Revisited (via Instapundit) points out: Obama ran for office on opposition to the individual mandate, then made it the centerpiece of his signature legislative initiative. Perhaps this should have been “lie of the year.” At PolitiFact.com, it wasn’t even...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 29, 2010 4 Comments
A new poll released in my home district (RI-01) confirms what I have been telling you for weeks, this race is winnable for Republican John Loughlin.  As reported by The Providence Journal: For much of the campaign season, Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline has raised...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2010 8 Comments
That’s not the literal name of the tour, but it is a fair characterization of the “Fighting for Social Security” tour of senior citizen centers launched last week by Democratic congressional candidate David Cicilline. Cicilline, the current Mayor of Providence, is running in the 1st District of Rhode Island,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2010 4 Comments
Sheldon Whitehouse has taken to the floor of the Senate again to accuse everyone who opposes driving the country further into debt of being against people who are suffering financially. But that accusation, much like Whitehouse’s accusations against opponents of ObamaCare, is based on a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2009 2 Comments
Every now and then, like the proverbial broken clock, Frank Rich at the NY Times gets something mostly right. His column, The Rabbit Ragu Democrats, gets it mostly right and does a good job exposing the reality that lobbyists for corporate interests are running just...
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