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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2011 44 Comments

Warren Buffett has an op-ed in The NY Times bemoaning the fact that he and other super-wealthy investors pay a lower percentage of their income in taxes than their secretaries and other lower-paid staff members.  This is an argument frequently heard from Democrats. But in making...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2011 17 Comments

Here is your overnight debt bomb defusing news: Sam Stein at HuffPo says Boehner's going to call Obama's bluff on a short term extension:  "The Ohio Republican, in a briefing with his conference on Saturday, announced that he would press for a short-term deal, with major spending...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2011 5 Comments

Yawn.  Chuck "my flight attendant is a bitch and Scott Brown is an far-right teabagger" Schumer is threatening to use Newt's criticism of Paul Ryan in the 2012 election cycle.That should make a big difference.  Just like this statement by a prominent Republican candidate ruined...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2011 6 Comments

Notice how Democrats have been talking lately about how Republicans in Congress are held hostage by Tea Party-backed new members?  And how for years Democrats have made sure to use the term "extremist" when referring to Tea Parties?It's a pre-planned line of attack by the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 31, 2011 12 Comments

According to Chuck Schumer, via Townhall (h/t @gpollowitz):So if these are the three branches of government, what do we call the 57 states?--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2011 1 Comment

In a fundraising e-mail supporting Martha Coakley in the special election to fill the seat vacated by Ted Kennedy, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) referred to then-candidate, now-Senator Scott Brown, as a "far-right tea-bagger."At the time Schumer made the comment, everyone knew what "teabagger" meant in...

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