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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 18, 2011 6 Comments

Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City, has come to the defense of Sarah Palin regarding her use of the term "blood libel" to describe the malicious and false accusations that Palin's electoral target map contributed to the Tucson shootings (emphasis mine):Today the phrase "blood libel"...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2011 10 Comments

Ms. Speaker, tear down that nameplate:Here is an image of the doorway in happier (for Pelosi) days.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 03, 2011 18 Comments

There is a nice bit of revisionist and self-congratulatory history at FrumForum, in a piece titled How Christine O'Donnell Brought Down The Delaware GOP.I'll save you the trouble and high blood pressure of reading the article, here's the story line:Christine O'Donnell singlehandedly caused Republicans down...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 25, 2010 3 Comments

Imagine a place where legislators who had been thrown out of office hurried to pass legislation they knew would not pass once the new Congress was seated in order to defeat the will of the people as expressed in recent congressional elections.Such a thing could not...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2010 11 Comments

This is not the post you probably were expecting from me given my harsh -- and as always prescient -- criticism of Republicans in the lame duck session.  I was screaming "capitulation!" before screaming "capitulation!" was fashionable.Notwithstanding the lame duck session, give Mitch McConnell some credit...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2010 7 Comments

The lame duck session has been a pathetic joke on Republicans and conservatives who thought they won the elections in November.  An illegitimate Democratic House and near filibuster-proof Democratic Senate have run roughshod on most issues, and several Republicans have helped them along.Unfortunately, we have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2010 11 Comments

I'm not talking about DADT or the military troops.I'm talking about the political troops who worked their rear ends off to take back the House of Representatives and narrow the gap in the Senate, only to watch Barack Obama and Harry Reid run circles in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 17, 2010 0 Comments

The Omnibus bill was pulled last night by Harry Reid after several Republicans who were considering voting for it reversed course.The Omnibus bill was defeated because of you and millions of others like you who let their voices be heard on the internet, radio airwaves, through...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2010 7 Comments

Another rush of legislation, taxes, budget, and a host of social agenda items.We've seen this bad movie before.  It resulted in Stimulus, and the Christmas Eve Obamacare vote last year.And it appears to be happening again.This lame duck Congress has no political legitimacy to pass...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 01, 2010 22 Comments

The attack dogs are out, and they're not Democratic.They are Republicans who "knew Reagan" and play the phony "you're no Reagan" or "how dare you compare yourself to Reagan" or "how dare you put down Reagan," or some variation on that theme, against Sarah Palin.The latest...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2010 76 Comments

Charles Krauthammer has lambasted the mainstream (i.e. liberal) media for its obsession with Sarah Palin.That goes double for liberal entertainers and academics, and triple for the left-blogosphere, which is nuts-in-the-head (that's a precise medical term in Austrian) when it comes to Palin.But this obsession is not a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2010 9 Comments

One of the mysteries of political life is why the Democrats insist on playing class warfare even though the tactic has not worked in multiple elections (Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, the November mid-terms) since Obama's election.A study, Inequality and the Dynamics of Public Opinion: The Self-Reinforcing...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2010 13 Comments

We all have heard of ballots being found in the trunks of cars, and elsewhere during recounts.  In a hotly contested race for the State Senate in New York, Democrats have gone one better, and found two new (and uncounted) voting machines.Traditionally Republican, the State Senate...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2010 3 Comments

I was a guest last Monday of Mark Finkelstein, who writes for NewsBusters, on his Ithaca-based television talk show, The Right Angle.We talked about Legal Insurrection, the elections, the vice-presidential and presidential candidates, and a lot about you know who.   The video is here.   Hopefully...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2010 14 Comments

If Republicans had taken control of the Senate in the mid-term elections, that long-shot win would have been razor thin, probably only by one seat.The Senate would be controlled by those who were willing to sell their votes to the highest bidder or those with...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2010 14 Comments

Frank Rich asks the question "Who Will Stand Up To The Superrich?"Rich never answers the question, he just complains (mostly about Republicans who self-fund campaigns, and Republican corporate interests, etc.)But Rich knows the answer.  And there isn't a Democrat in sight.  The One who might...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2010 15 Comments

I saw this coming from a mile away (actually, 17 months away).  I wish I had bet big money against this prediction made in June 2009:Anyone want to bet that there will be a cover story somewhere next year calling Obama the deficit killer?The prediction was...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2010 8 Comments

Democratic Party leaders didn't get the message of Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts.There is no sign they received the message of November 2, either.Nancy Pelosi, fresh off her victory celebration, is in no mood to compromise on keeping tax rates from going up:House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)...

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