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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
New Democratic U.S. Congressional Race Filings
A “no-insight-just-the-facts” post, since I don’t have time to analyze the post-redistricting candidate filings right now: Kenneth Sanders: District 6 David: Sanchez: District 26 Katherine Savers McGovern: District 32 Salomon Torres: District 34 Lloyd Doggett: District 35
Posted in Austin, Democrats, Elections, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Democrats, Elections, Lloyd Doggett, Texas
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Michael Totten Has Moved
From his old gig at Pajamas Media to his new digs at World Affairs. Update your links accordingly.
James Q. Wilson, RIP
I just read that professor James Q. Wilson has died. Wilson studied a wide range of issues, but I was most familiar with his work Bureaucracy, which I reviewed for The Freeman back in 1991. One of the books central … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Uncategorized
Tagged broken window policing, bureaucrats, Crime, James Q. Wilson, Obituary, The Freeman
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Executed on Leap Day
Cop killer and “Texas 7” prison escape leader George Rivas was executed by lethal injection February 29. Now if you or I were to escape from prison, we would most likely take great pains not to be recaptured, maybe even … Continue reading
More Redistricting Fallout
Now that redistricting is (mostly) settled (for this year), reverberations are still being felt around the state in various races. First a correction: Candidates have until March 9 to file, not the March 6 date I reported yesterday. Other tidbits: … Continue reading
Texas Congressional Redistricting Breakdown
I’ve been reading up a bit more on the compromise redistricting lines released by the San Antonio district court. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot was able to keep most of what the legislature passed, and the Governor signed, intact, but … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, 27th Congressional District, 35th Congressional District, Armando Villalobos, Blake Farenthold, Ciro Rodriguez, Elections, Francisco "Quico" Canseco, fundraising, Gregg Abbot, Joaquin Castro, Lloyd Doggett, Pete Gallego, Redistricting, Texas, Texas 23rd Congressional District
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“This Year Is Different”
In the 2010 special election to replace fill the Massachusetts Senate seat held by the late Ted Kennedy, Scott Brown, with massive support from the newly organized Tea Party, managed to eek out a win in a Republican wave year … Continue reading
Posted in Elections
Tagged 2012 Election, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts, Occupy Wall Street, Scott Brown
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