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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Fast and Furious Update: Obama Administration Now Laundering Drug Cartel Money?
So says that bastion of right-wing propaganda, The New York Times: Undercover American narcotics agents have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington’s expanding role in Mexico’s fight against drug cartels, according to current … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Media Watch, Obama Scandals
Tagged Fast and Furious, Guns, Media Watch, Mexico, New York Times
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Dewhurst Contributions: A Lot of Money from Fulbright & Jaworski
It takes a while for the FEC to put up the list of individual donations (even longer than putting up the summary reports), so I didn’t think to check out David Dewhurst’s individual contributions until this week. One thing that … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas, video
Tagged 2012 Election, David Dewhurst, Elections, Fulbright & Jaworski, Howard Wolf, Republicans, Texas, Texas Senate Race, video
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A Look at David Dewhurst’s Personal Financial Report
Although they haven’t officially been put up yet, Quorum Report has obtained the personal financial disclosure report the U.S. Senate requires for David Dewhurst, Ted Cruz, Tom Leppert and Ricardo Sanchez. According to the Statesman, Dewhurst’s wealth adds up to … Continue reading
Another Democratic Party Longshot, Virgil Bierschwale, Joins the Texas Senate Race
Real Estate agent Virgil Bierschwale sent me an email to note that he was joining the senate race; presumably the Texas senate race, although his text-heavy website does not mention our fair state until a good way down the page. … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Democrats, Occupy Wall Street, Texas, Texas Senate Race
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LinkSwarm for December 4, 2011
I’ve been sick this weekend, so here are a few random link of interest before they get positively antique: Dear White Working Class Voters: we don’t need you any more. Love, the Democratic Party. WILLisms provides more information on Texas … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Economics, Elections, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Democrats, Mark Steyn, Newt Gingrich, Texas
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Fast and Furious Update for December 1, 2011
I’m feeling a bit under the weather, so here are some random and no doubt woefully late updates on Fast and Furious just to prove that I’m not totally out of it: The U.S. government may be the biggest supplier … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Democrats, Elections, Guns, Texas
Tagged BATFE, Brian Terry, Eric Holder, Fast and Furious, Guns, Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry, Valerie Plame, Zeta Drug Cartel
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Texas Senate Race Update for November 29, 2011
The New York Times discovers Ted Cruz. It’s generally a solid piece, though I do want to quibble with one part, even though it’s an opposition citation: “Mr. Dewhurst’s aides say that unlike Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cruz has been unable … Continue reading
Ten Days to a EuroZone Collapse?
So says a piece in the Financial Times, here excerpted from behind the paywall. Things are moving very fast indeed on the Euro front: U.S. banks stop lending to European governments. While this is good news, the possibility that the … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Foreign Policy, Media Watch, Welfare State
Tagged Economics, economy, Euro, European Debt Crisis, IMF, Ireland, Portugal
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France Recognizes Syrian Rebels
“In a direct echo of previous events in Libya, France has formally recoginsed the opposition Syrian National Council and proposed that international troops should protect civilians.” Meanwhile, those rebels are calling for international air strikes against the Assad regime. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military
Tagged Bashar Assad, Foreign Policy, France, Libya, Middle East, Military, Moammar Gadhafi, Syria
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France Pushing Intervention in Syria?
So it seems: Alain Juppe, France’s foreign minister, has raised the possibility that western powers could intervene directly intervene [sic – LP] to protect civilians in Syria from the Assad regime. He suggested that “humanitarian corridors or humanitarian zones” could … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military
Tagged Bashar Assad, France, Lebanon, Military, Rafik Hariri, Syria, UN, UNESCO
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