Category Archives: Elections

Jeb Hensarling To Retire

Texas U.S. Representative Jeb Hensarling announced he’s retiring at the end of his term. Here’s his retirement statement in full. Hensarling, head of the House Financial Services Committee, is a solid conservative, earning a 96% rating from the American Conservative … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 20, 2017

Enjoy another complimentary Friday LinkSwarm: The Imran Awan scandal could result in hundreds of federal charges. (Hat tip: Director Blue.) Remember Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm that came up with the ludicrously fake Trump Dossier? They were called to … Continue reading →

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Corker Retires, Instapundit Demurs

Setup: “The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., announced Tuesday that he will leave the Senate when his term expires next year, and will not seek re-election.” Shot: Hey @instapundit: now’s your chance! — BattleSwarm … Continue reading →

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Roy Moore Wins in Alabama

“Alabama Republicans on Tuesday voted decisively to nominate Roy Moore, a former state Supreme Court judge, for a U.S. Senate seat, delivering a rebuke to President Donald Trump and the GOP establishment that supported his rival. ” I wasn’t following … Continue reading →

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Merkel Wins (Sort Of)

Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union once again won the majority of votes in German federal elections. However, it got the smallest share of any of Merkel’s victories, and the “far right” Euroskeptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) entered the Bundestag with … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 22, 2017

Welcome to the first LinkSwarm of fall! Between a new job, car trouble, dog trouble and iPhone updates, you’re lucky there’s a LinkSwarm at all! Final total for J.J. Watt’s YouCaring campaign: $37,131,967. Death toll in the Mexico City earthquake … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 15, 2017

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Cleanup from Harvey and Irma continues apace, and there was another London jihad terror attack. Bomb attack on a London tube train injuries 20, but no reported deaths. “Officers believe that the blast … Continue reading →

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Clinton Corruption Update for September 13, 2017

With Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming book on why she lost the 2016 President election, How I F*ck*ed Up Deplorables 1 Me 0 Who Knew Wisconsin Was a State? What Happened (Amazon link provided for those who have a crying professional need … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 8, 2017

It would be swell if I could stop leading the LinkSwarm off with hurricane-related news, but Irma is now a class five hurricane headed straight at Florida. If you’re in any evacuation zones, heed authorities, as this does not look … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 1, 2017

The worst of the flooding in Houston seems to have passed, and the Brazos River has crested and is falling again. But over 40 people are dead and over 6,000 homes have been destroyed, and the road to recovery for … Continue reading →

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