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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 10, 2011 14 Comments

Great reaction to yesterday's Wisconsin recall elections, from blogger Lexington Green at Chicago Boyz (via Instapundit).  Read the whole thing.  Leaves me with that "wish I'd said that" feeling: The people have spoken.  Again. Get used to it. Next: More rollback. Here, there and everywhere. Today Madison, tomorrow DC. Today Wisconsin,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 08, 2011 10 Comments

Today's hashtag is #downgrade. There were may good tweets to choose from, but I picked this winner: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 07, 2011 13 Comments

Matt Lewis at The Daily Caller argues that taking a compromise deal allowed Republicans to avoid blame for the S&P downgrade (although David Axelrod and John Kerry are claiming otherwise) and any other negative consequences: In the few days since the debt ceiling was raised, the Dow has...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2011 62 Comments

S&P has dropped the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+: The United States' credit rating was cut for the first time when Standard and  Poor's lowered it from triple-A to AA+, citing the country's looming deficit  burden and weak policy-making process. Standard and Poor's on Friday...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2011 5 Comments

It seems like only yesterday, but it was February 2009, as the first trillion dollar Stimulus plan was pending. It could have been yesterday. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2011 23 Comments

... according to Jonathan Capehart at WaPo: In the coming fights over the next budget, unemployment benefits and payroll tax cuts, I want Obama to show the Republican Party in general and the Tea Party in particular that he isn’t afraid to out-crazy the crazies. If that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2011 4 Comments

Some more on where we stand in the wake of the debt deal. Jeffrey Lord has a piece in The American Spectator which is getting a lot of play, Tipping Point: Thanks to the Tea Party movement, Conservatism is on the verge of a major victory that...

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 July 23, 2011 59 Comments

That's Rick Perry's position on the NY same-sex marriage law: Perry, who is considering running for president, at a forum in Colorado on Friday called himself an “unapologetic social conservative” and said he opposes gay marriage — but that he’s also a firm believer in the...

Posted by Michael Alan on July 20, 2011 6 Comments

Senator Jim DeMint is circulating this video from the Club for Growth showing twenty (!) Senate Democrats pledging their support for a Balanced Budget Amendment. As a little bit of context, H.R. 2560 did pass with support from five House Democrats last night, so it's...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 18, 2011 47 Comments

As you know, I'm visiting here.  And one thing I've noticed is that there are quite a few homeless people. Why are the people of San Francisco so heartless?  They must all be Tea Party supporters. Why don't the politicians here care about the poor?  They must be Republicans. How can...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 7 Comments

Democrat Kathy Hochul won NY-26, a Republican District, in a special election yesterday, with 48 % of the vote.  Jane Corwin, the Republican received 42% and phony Tea Party candidate Jack Davis 9%.  These percentages may change as there are several thousand absentee ballots, but the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 13, 2011 5 Comments

Jack Davis in NY-26 is described as a "Tea Party" candidate.  I have called that a false flag.Here's a good explanation of how Jack did it:After three straight losses as a Democrat, Davis courted the right — though he’s provided no roadmap to explain his...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 11, 2011 4 Comments

Jack Davis, the faux Tea Party candidate and spoiler in NY-26 may have just spoiled Democrats' hopes of snatching the seat in a three-way race. Davis refused to participate in debates, and when confronted by someone from the Republican Party questioning why, Davis unloaded:The Davis campaign, including...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2011 2 Comments

Sunday I put out an Emergency Call in NY-26 based on the mischief being created by false flag Tea Party candidate Jack Davis.  New polling (albeit by PPP) purports to show the Democrat with a few points lead.A win by the Democrat in this Republican...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2011 5 Comments

The May 24 special election in NY-26 (western upstate NY between Rochester and Buffalo) should be a cake walk for Republican Jane Corwin given a heavily favorable Republican registration advantage.But then came Jack, Jack Davis that is.  I highlighted this false flag Tea Party candidate in a prior post...

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