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Jason Altmire (PA-4) Headed for Defeat?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Remember Jason Altmire? The Blue Dog Democratic representing Pennsylvania’s 4th District who didn’t roll over when Nancy Pelosi snapped her fingers, and voted against ObamaCare? Thanks to that, while scores of his fellow Democrats were booted out of office in … Continue reading →

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PETA With Suits and Deodorant

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a superb example of a viral attack ad that accomplishes everything it sets out to do: attract attention, create an impression, make viewers question their previous view on a subject, and provide a few laughs: Until I saw this, … Continue reading →

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If You Haven’t Finished Your Taxes…

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Lawrence Person

…or filed an extension, now would be a Real Good Time to do so. Remember: Tax fraud is best left to the professionals.

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RIP: Artist Thomas Kinkade, Dead at 54

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Painter Thomas Kinkade has died at age 54. Kinkade was the extraordinarily popular “artist of light” who managed to turn himself into a franchise, opening up mall stores to sell reproductions of his paintings. This was the sort of thing … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for April 5, 2012

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Expect things to be a little slow for the Easter weekend: Ted Cruz appeared on Fox 26 in Houston: Cruz got attacked by Progress Texas for advertising on Rush Limbaugh. So Cruz reaches conservative listeners and gets liberals to attack … Continue reading →

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Texas Public Policy Foundation Snags Richard Epstein

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that legal scholar Richard A. Epstein was joining them as a Senior Fellow at the Foundation’s Center for Tenth Amendment Studies. That’s a terrific pickup for them. Epstein is on a very short list … Continue reading →

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Tea Party Takes Another Scalp

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Ohio Republican incumbent Rep. Jean Schmidt has been ousted by political newcomer Brad Wenstrup in the Republican Primary. Mark her down (along with Charlie Crist and Mike Castle) as another Establishment Republican taken down by the Tea Party. John Fund … Continue reading →

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Giving the People What They Want

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The top ten search terms leading people to my blog today: dennis kucinich wife encrypted_search_terms mrs. dennis kucinich kucinich wife mrs dennis kucinich kucinich’s wife call girls (goes to a piece on Eliot Spitzer) hot wife kucinichs wife kucinich wife … Continue reading →

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Dennis Kucinich Goes Down

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Marcy Kaptur ended Dennis Kucinich’s congressional career last night, beating him in the Democratic Primary 60% to 36%. There’s some talk of Kucinich moving to Washington State and running for congress there, but one wonders why Democrats there would feel … Continue reading →

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James Q. Wilson, RIP

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

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 →

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