Category Archives: Elections

Bobby Jindal Drops Out

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has dropped out of the 2016 Presidential race. While Jindal is much more qualified to be President than Donald Trump or Carly Fiorina, he was always a longshot, He exceeded expectations in that he outlasted Scott … Continue reading →

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Texas Democratic Congressman Ruben Hinojosa Retiring

“Longtime Rio Grande Valley Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (D-Mercedes) is not seeking re-election in 2016.” Rio Grande Valley is the Democratic Party’s last stronghold outside a few urban cores. The Texas 15th Congressional District runs in a strip from the valley … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 13, 2015

The big story this week has been the Children of the Corn running amok in Missouri. I hope to have a longer piece on that by and by. In the meantime, enjoy your Friday LinkSwarm: ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion is blowing … Continue reading →

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There’s Your Hardcore Gun Control Vote

I wanted to take a closer look at a few off-year election issues from last week, specifically the Proposition 6 “Right to Hunt and Fish” Amendment. Really, if you wanted a “safe” vote for people favoring gun control to cast, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 6, 2015

Another Friday, another LinkSwarm: What’s Obama’s strategy in Iraq and Syria? He doesn’t have one. “Without a clear overarching strategy to resolve the conflict.” Say what you want about Bush, he wanted to win in Iraq. Obama wants to do … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Amendments Pass, Tranny Bathrooms Go Down In Flames

As expected, all seven Texas constitutional amendments passed easily. The two most heavily promoted amendments, Proposition 1 (homestead property tax relief) and Proposition 7 (dedicating sales tax money to the highway fund), each passed with more than 80% of the … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Constitutional Amendment Election in Texas Today

Here’s my breakdown of the Constitutional Amendments on the ballot. Plus possible local races, like Houston’s tranny bathrooms ordinance. Go vote!

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LinkSwarm for October 30, 2015

Right now Austin is enjoying our traditional “two weeks of flooding following three months of drought” fall. Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: “In Iraq, Obama took a war that we had won at a considerable expense in lives and treasure, and … Continue reading →

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And the Eternal Greek Farce Starts Up Again

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Germany’s Suddeutsche Zeitung reported that just two (or is it three, this past summer is one big blur) months after Greece voted through its third bailout, one which will raise its debt/GDP … Continue reading →

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“Right Wing” Party Wins in Poland

This seems to be a week for cracks in the EU’s facade of democratic unity to start appearing all over the place. First Portugal finds out that they’re not allowed to have democracy when it conflicts with EU mandates, and … Continue reading →

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