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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 26, 2022 50 Comments

Looking back at a reader message of support in June 2020 that applies to all of us now standing up against seemingly insurmountable forces: "You stand, seemingly alone, in the breach. But you are not alone."...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 18, 2012 46 Comments

Consider this Pep Talk V. Every 3-4 days for the past several weeks there has been a mass media pronouncement that Romney has lost:  When Paul Ryan was nominated and false "fact-checks" purported to declare him a proven liar.  When Clint Eastwood took the stage and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 8 Comments

Still liking this pep talk from March 22, 2010: Last night was bad. The law passed by the Senate and House really is that horrible. But it’s the morning after, and your mourning should be over. The mainstream media and the nutroots will try to demoralize you, and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 28 Comments

Pep Talk.  Pep Talk 2.  Pep Talk 3: The debt ceiling fight and "deal" were emotional, and many of you have been left feeling let down or betrayed.  Relations among people who agree on the goal but not the strategy have been strained. But keep things in perspective. Just months ago Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2010 2 Comments

The day after Obamacare passed, I wrote Pep Talk.  Seems pertinent today as well:Last night was bad. The law passed by the Senate and House really is that horrible.But it's the morning after, and your mourning should be over.The mainstream media and the nutroots will...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 22, 2010 36 Comments

Last night was bad. The law passed by the Senate and House really is that horrible.But it's the morning after, and your mourning should be over.The mainstream media and the nutroots will try to demoralize you, and there will be plenty of gloat to go...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 29, 2009 25 Comments

It would be very easy to fall into a depression over Arlen Specter switching political parties, giving Democrats a likely filibuster-proof Senate majority. The result will be that Obama will be able to push through much of his agenda without meaningful debate.Not that I will...

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