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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Iraq: It’s All George W. Bush’s Fault
(Note: This headline is only slightly factitious.) The problem with George W. Bush’s Middle East policy is that there’s no political gain there, no matter how great the price or resounding the achievement, that Obama can’t throw away through his … Continue reading
Guns Roundup for June 12, 2014
It’s been a while since I did a roundup of gun news, so here it is. Just don’t be surprised if you read some of this on gunny blogs weeks ago… Obama praises “Australia’s gun laws.” Which is to say, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Guns
Tagged Bill De Blasio, Crime, Everytown for Gun Safety, Guns, Kermit Gosnell, New York, New York City, Oklahoma
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Aftershocks From Eric Cantor’s Defeat
Pretty much everyone on both sides of the mediasphere/punditocracy was shocked by last night’s defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by David Brat. Here’s a quick roundup on thoughts and reactions to Cantor’s defeat: If David Dewhurst’s flailing campaigns … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Elections, Media Watch, Republicans, video
Tagged amnesty, Border Controls, David Brat, Eric Cantor, Erick Erickson, Media Watch, Mickey Kaus, Republicans, video, Virginia
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Eric Cantor Goes Down in Flames; Will He Take Amnesty With Him?
Tonight is primary night in Virginia, and in Virginia’s 7th congressional district, and with 75% of districts reporting, House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor is losing to underfunded tea Party challenger David Brat by about 56% to 44%. Cantor used … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Elections, Republicans
Tagged 2014 Election, amnesty, Border Controls, David Brat, Eric Cantor, Republicans, Tea Party, Virginia
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Grappling With the Texas State Budget
There seems to be some confusion over Texas Public Policy Foundation numbers for Texas budget estimates. Take, for example, this post by Erica Grieder. (She seems to be sharing space on Burkablog with the titular liberal fossil; I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Media Watch, Texas
Tagged Arlene Wohlgemuth, Bill Peacock, Budget, Erica Grieder, Paul Burka, Talmadge Heflin, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Vance Ginn
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LinkSwarm for June 9, 2014
Here’s a LinkSwarm to kick your week off with: Gee, what could have possibly sent hospital prices skyrocketing? It’s an unsolvable mystery! (Hat tip: Instapundit.) Old and Busted: ObamaCare will save the government money. The New Hotness: “In its latest … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Obama Scandals, ObamaCare, Regulation, Texas, unions, video
Tagged Al Sharpton, amnesty, Arizona, Border Controls, Critical Race Theory, Democrats, Detroit, Israel, New York City, Obama Scandals, ObamaCare, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Crowder, Texas, victimhood, video
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What India Needs Is Stricter Sword Control Laws…
I missed this earlier, but violent swordfights broke out at the Sikh Golden Temple in Punjab, India: The fights were evidently between rival Sikh factions on who would speak first at a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of Operation Blue … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, video
Tagged Golden Temple, Guns, India, Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwale, Punjab, Sikh, Swords, video
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More Bergdahl Swap Fallout
I was queuing up a LinkSwarm for Monday when it occurred to me that I have more than enough links on the fallout from the Bergdahl swap to put up a separate post, so here it is: The entire Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Media Watch, Military, Obama Scandals
Tagged Afghanistan, Bowe Bergdahl, Charles Krauthammer, Media Watch, Military, Obama, Obama Scandals, Pakistan, Pakistani ISI, Taliban
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Ted Cruz Addresses the 2014 Texas Republican Convention
Ted Cruz spoke to the Texas Republican Convention yesterday. Since I suspect most of you didn’t have a chance to catch the livestream, here it is in handy YouTube form. Includes considerable criticism of Obama’s foreign policy (or lack thereof). … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Republicans, Texas, video
Tagged Foreign Policy, Republican Party of Texas, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Texas, video
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The 70th Anniversary of D-Day
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy. It was a key point in the greatest conflagration the world had ever known. Dwight mentioned that Chester Nez, the last of 29 … Continue reading
Posted in Military, video
Tagged D-Day, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Military, video, World War II
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