Category Archives: Elections

Dave Barry 2015 in Review

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Merry Christmas! Instead of a Friday LinkSwarm, enjoy something more in keeping with the festive nature of the holiday: Dave Barry’s 2015 year-end roundup: “Wait a minute! Surely there were some positive developments in 2015! How about the fact that, … Continue reading →

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MSM Monkeys Around

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It’s been an odd week, for a number of reasons, so I’m a bit late on the “Washington Post cartoonist draws Ted Cruz’s 5 and 7 year old daughters as monkeys” story. Because nothing says “reasonable” and “rational” like attacking … Continue reading →

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DNC Data Breach: Less Security Concern, More Clinton Dirty Tricks

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I included the DNC data breach story in my LinkSwarm roundup, but the more I look at it, the less the story seems like “data breach by Bernie Sanders team” and more like “dirty tricks by Hillary Clinton’s team.” Here’s … Continue reading →

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Failing to Show Up in Texas U.S. House Races

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The filing deadline has passed for 2016 races in Texas, and once again several U.S. House seats will go uncontested. The first step to winning a race is showing up for one. Even token candidates force the opposition to expend … Continue reading →

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Cruz Leads Trump By 10 Points In Iowa

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It was easy to dismiss the first poll that showed Ted Cruz up over Donald Trump in Iowa as an outlier. However, a new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll shows Cruz up a hefty 10 points over Trump. “Seven … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 11, 2015

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Been an awful week for a variety of reasons, perhaps the least of which is I’m getting over a nasty cold. Hillary Clinton and the Chamber of Suckups. Hey Democrats: Why do you insist in shoving Hillary down our throats? … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Leads Trump in Iowa

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Lawrence Person

There appears to be a new GOP front-runner in Iowa. Sen. Ted Cruz more than doubled his support among Iowa Republicans since October and now leads the field with 24%, according to a new Monmouth University Poll released today. It … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Says “No Mas” To Socialism

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It turns out that 100% inflation, widespread repression and corruption and endemic shortages of basic consumer goods are not a recipe for electoral success: Electoral authorities in Venezuela say the opposition coalition won a key two-thirds majority in the National … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 27, 2015

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a Black Friday LinkSwarm you can while away your time with while waiting 5 hours in line to save 78¢ off a turkey baster: Obama’s greatest legacy: downsizing the Democratic Party: In January, Republicans will occupy 32 of the … Continue reading →

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Even Dems Balking At Obama’s Syrian Refugees

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Hey, remember how the plight of #SyrianRefugees was suddenly The Most Pressing Moral Issue Since Cecil The Lion? At least among your liberal friends on Facebook and Twitter? Never mind that right up until the moment Obama announced he wanted … Continue reading →

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