Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

First Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Today was the first day of oral arguments over ObamaCare at the Supreme Court. Here’s a roundup of some of the coverage: TPFF offers up a nice primer on the issues involved. Speaking of TPFF, here’s newly hired Senior Fellow … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Addition: The Texas Public Policy Foundation

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Today I added The Texas Public Policy Foundation to the blogroll. TPPF is the leading Texas think tank on both state and national issues, including the budget, education, and ObamaCare. Take, for example, this piece by Mario Loyola explaining why … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for March 23, 2012

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Wednesday night I finally got a chance to interview Craig James, so I hope to have the video of that up next week (though I have to warn you in advance that the technical quality is not as good as … Continue reading →

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On the Way Out, Kay Bailey Hutchison Demonstrates Why She’s On the Way Out

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Proving that she’s become part of the problem, Kay Bailey Hutchison took Planned Parenthood’s side in the current funding dispute. It’s an object lesson in why, even if she hadn’t retired, Hutchison was no longer going to be a Senator … Continue reading →

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Democrat Paul Sadler: Texans Don’t Understand How Awesome Obama Is Because They’re Racists

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It should be no surprise that Democratic senate candidate Paul Sadler supports the the whole liberal checklist of Obama initiatives. However, what’s surprising is how easily he plays the “Obama’s opponents are racist” card on his fellow Texans: “If he … Continue reading →

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The Two Year Anniversary of ObamaCare

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Today is the two year anniversary of the passage of ObamaCare. Note that Republicans are marking the anniversary of Obama’s signature achievement, while the White House is not. Even Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer admits that it’s an electoral liability for … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 20, 2012

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Had a busy day working and keeping track of contractors laying sod in my back yard, so here’s another LinkSwarm: Two ads, one saying people should reject Catholicism, one saying they should reject Islam. Guess which one The New York … Continue reading →

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Gun Owners of America Endorses Ted Cruz

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The Ted Cruz campaign announced today that he had been endorsed by the Gun Owners of America. This is a significant pickup for the Cruz campaign, since David Dewhurst was previously endorsed by the NRA for Lt. Governor. Thus far … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for March 15, 2012

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a very quiet week in the Senate race. I suspect that some of the candidates had already scheduled vacation or break time following the original March primary date, so I expect things to pick up shortly. But Both … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Beat Something With Nothing

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Now that all the post-redistricting filings have been finalized, I thought I would take a look at Texas U.S. congressional races to see where either the Republican or the Democratic party has failed to field a candidate. While districts are … Continue reading →

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