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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
LinkSwarm for Saturday, September 17, 2011
A few links for Saturday: Really interesting piece on George W. Bush, by a historian who’s been bumping into him for a long time. It’s especially interesting in that it details some of the many books he reads, including a … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Republicans
Tagged Bush41, Egypt, Jihad, London, Michael Totten, riot, Round Rock ISD
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Texas Senate Race Update for September 15, 2011
Concerned Women PAC endorses Ted Cruz. Cruz will also be attending a Garland Tea Party event tonight. David Dewhurst attended a town hall meeting in Kingwood. Cruz has an Op-Ed in the Houston Chronicle calling for a real jobs program … Continue reading
Some Analysis of the Republican Victory in the New York Ninth Congressional District Special Election
I’m a sucker for wonkish political analysis of voting results, so here are some of the more notable results-scrying for Bob Turner’s win over David Weprin in New York’s Ninth Congressional District after Rep. Anthony “look at my bulge” Weiner … Continue reading
Greece Getting Ready to Default?
According to Seeking Alpha last week: “Yields on two-year Greek government bonds reached 46.84% recently. This is roughly comparable to yields on Argentine bonds in early December 2001 – only a month before the country defaulted on its debt.” Other … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Foreign Policy
Tagged Euro, European Debt Crisis, gold, Greece
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LinkSwarm for Friday, September 9, 2011
After an unusually active week, here’s a LinkSwarm for a lazy Friday, including a few things I meant to link to earlier and didn’t have the time. Christopher Hitchens, a fine writer and a formidable intellect, weighs in on the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Military, Texas, Waste and Fraud
Tagged Bastrop, Chocolate, Christopher Hitchens, Gaza, Gaza Flotilla, Guns, Israel, Libya, LinkSwarm, Moammar Gadhafi, Obama, Solayndra, Texas, Turkey, wildfire
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Obama Jobs Speech Bingo
Pity the pundit forced by duty to watch an Obama speech. Barring a Teleprompter malfunction, there are few events more tedious and predictable. When even uber-Democrat James Carville says that between an Obama speech and a Republican debate, “I would … Continue reading
Audio Interview With Ted Cruz Part 2
And here’s part two of the Ted Cruz interview. Some interesting thoughts on Victor Carrillo’s loss in 2010, Republican acceptance of Hispanic candidates, and his record studying the Tenth Amendment, among others. Ted Cruz Interview Part 2 If you missed … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, audio, interview, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Victor Carrillo
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Revised Wildfire Prevention/Fighting Numbers Straight From the Horse’s Mouth
Since my original post, there seems to have been some confusion over the exact budget numbers for Texas Forest Service and Wildfire Prevention/Fighting as enacted by the 82nd Legislature for the 2012-2013 biennium budget (which went into effect for Fiscal … Continue reading
Audio Interview With Ted Cruz: Part 1
When I did this video interview with Ted Cruz on July 30, I also did an audio interview with him at the same time using an iPhone App called Recorder Pro. The video interview was done by Cruz’s staff (who … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Budget, Economics, Elections, Regulation, Republicans, Supreme Court, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, audio, interview, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Wickard vs. Filburn
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Correction: The Obama Administration Still Wants To Kill Texans
It appears that my celebration was premature. I previously reported that the Obama Administration’s shelving of new, economically-destructive smog regulations meant Texas was off the hook. It now appears that isn’t the case, and we can still expect rolling blackouts … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Economics, Texas
Tagged Energy Policy, environmentalism, EPA, Obama, Texas
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