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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Americans Don’t Want to Ban Guns (But Democrats Still Do)
According to the latest Gallup poll: Americans’ support for stricter gun control laws has gradually declined over the last two decades, from 78% when this question was first asked in 1990 to 49% in 2008, and 44% in 2009 and … Continue reading
LinkSwarm for Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Two days before Thanksgiving! Here’s a swarm of links from what should be a slow news week: Dwight gives his pimp hand another workout fisking the latest WaPo gun piece. He also notes that the Saxet gun show is back … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Democrats, Economics, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Republicans, Waste and Fraud
Tagged deficits, Democrats, Estonia, LinkSwarm, New Madrid Fault, Republicans, Thomas Sowell, waste
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Solomon Ortiz Concedes
Blake Farenthold is now officially the next congressman from Texas’ 27th Congressional District. That brings the Republican totals up to a 62-seat pickup for 2010, with possibly as many as 64, and at least 241 seats in the House, the … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Blake Farenthold, Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Solomon Ortiz, Texas
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Over 300 Killed During Holiday in Cambodia
No word if any Kennedys were among the dead. Yes, it’s a great tragedy, but this is all I could think of (NSFW): Edit to add: Yes, that is my Fark greenlight. No, I didn’t realize this was the anniversary … Continue reading
Incumbent Speaker Joe Straus Advertising…on Powerline?
You may have noticed that the race for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is getting hot and heavy. So it’s no surprise to see current Speaker Joe Straus campaigning to retain his role. However, I must say it … Continue reading
Posted in Republicans, Texas
Tagged Joe Straus, Ken Paxton, Texas, Texas House of Representatives
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LinkSwarm for Saturday, November 20, 2010
Time for another LinkSwarm, with a good dollop of Texas political news: Waiting for word on the Solomon Ortiz-Blake Farenthold recount? You’ll have to wait until Monday, since they stopped recounting for the weekend. Farenthold still leads by just under … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Blake Farenthold, Border Controls, Iceland, Ireland, Lloyd Doggett, Mexico, PIGS, Redistricting, Solomon Ortiz
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TSA Confiscates Nail Clippers from Soldiers
Soliders who were carrying guns. That’s some mighty fine security screening you’ve got going on there, Lou… (Hat Tip: Say Uncle)
Hey EX-Representative Bob Etheridge: Who are you?
Republican Renee Ellmers won the recount over Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge for North Carolina’s second congressional district. Few at the beginning of this election cycle would have thought that Etheridge, first elected in 1996, was in any danger. Then this … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections
Tagged assault, Democrats, Elections, North Carolina, Renee Ellmers, Rep. Bob Etheridge
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Which Democrats Voted To Keep Nancy Pelosi as Minority Leader?
We don’t know, because the meeting was held behind closed doors. As far as I know, no one has published (or leaked) a total of those who voted for her or for Heath Shuler. Many Democrats claimed during fall campaigns … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats
Tagged Democrats, Heath Shuler, House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi
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The Bots Are Getting Smarter. (And Leon is Getting LARGER!)
(Sigh) I may have mentioned that I have to clear out a fair amount of comments spam that Akismet catches every day. Well, whoever programs bot seemed to have figured out at least that this is a political blog, as … Continue reading →