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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Cheap Prep/Survivalist Update
Over the last several years, I’ve been build it up some disaster preparedness on the cheap. Like, $50 a year cheap. I can spend a bit more now, but I’m still in the “hey, flashlights and extra water are a … Continue reading
Supreme Court to District Court: No, You Can’t Overturn the Democratic Process to Help Democrats. Not Yours.
OK, they didn’t use
Posted in Austin, Supreme Court, Texas
Tagged Clarence Thomas, Democrats, Redistricting, Supreme Court, Texas
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Harry Reid Still Thinks SOPA/PIPA is Awesome, Vows to Bring It Up for a Vote When It’s “Fixed”
As per the Senate Democratic Majority Leader’s official statement: Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today on the Senate’s PROTECT I.P. Act: “In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Regulation, Republicans
Tagged Democrats, Harry Reid, Patrick Leahy, PIPA, Regulation, Republicans, SOPA, Tea Party
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Texas Senate Race Update for January 20, 2012
Still waiting on Q4 fundraising numbers from the candidates. In previous quarters they came out around the 15th of the month after the deadline, but maybe the deadline is longer for End-of-Year reports. Jason Embry notes that hey, this just … Continue reading
A Few More SOPA/PIPA Tidbits
Here’s a visual representation of congressmen supporting and opposing SOPA/PIPA: (Click to Embiggen) By my eyeball count, 40 of those 65 congresscritters still supporting SOPA are Democrats (plus one gray box that I assume is Socialist Bernie Sanders), whereas 56 … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Regulation, Republicans
Tagged Citizens United, Democrats, Regulation, Republicans, SOPA, Tea Party
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Rep. John Carter Now Opposes SOPA
Rep. John Carter announced on his Facebook page that he’s withdrawing his support of SOPA. Carter is my congressman, and sadly, he was previously a SOPA cosponsor. It’s good to see that he’s seen the light.
Perry Out?
So say the tea leaves. An announcement is scheduled for later today. Word is he’ll endorse Gingrich. A sad turn of events, but also increasingly an inevitable one. After his autumn gaffes, Perry could just never regain traction. He joins … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Presidential Race, Rick Perry, Texas
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Ted Cruz (and Myself) Climb Aboard the Stop SOPA Bandwagon
I’m sure that if you do any web-browsing at all, you’ve noticed all the Stop SOPA Blackouts (or, in the case of Fark, a white out) in opposition to the ill-conceived, MPAA-backed SOPA IP “protection” bill that would open up … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Elections, Lamar Smith, Republicans, SOPA, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race
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New PPP Poll: Cruz Up, Dewhurst Still Leading But Down
The latest PPP poll has David Dewhurst still leading the Senate race at 36%, but that’s down five points since their last poll, while Cruz is up 6 points at 18%. Leppert is a distant third at 7% and Craig … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Craig James, David Dewhurst, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Tom Leppert
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Dewhurst Raises Disappointing $1.54 Million From Donors in Q4
David Dewhurst only raised $1.54 Million from donors in Q4. While far from chicken-feed, those numbers seem really disappointing to me, especially given that he pulled in $2.64 million in donor contributions in Q3. Those are just donor numbers, and … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, David Dewhurst, Elections, fundraising, Republicans, Texas, Texas Senate Race
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