Category Archives: Elections

UK PM Theresa May Calls Early Elections

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This is unexpected (at least to me): UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced a plan to call a snap general election on June 8, despite the ruling Tories already having won an absolute parliamentary majority in 2015. Her statement: I … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 14, 2017

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Good news, everyone! Your tax returns aren’t due until April 18th this year. So you can panic slightly later than usual… How Trump won: by “consolidating the Republican base and then earning massive levels of support from whites without a … Continue reading →

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Clinton Corruption Update for April 13, 2017

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Lawrence Person

With Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign due out April 18, it’s high time for a Clinton Corruption update. (And you may quibble that “Hillary being a nasty person” doesn’t qualify as “corruption,” but if I started doing separate “Hillary … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 7, 2017

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! I’m still not wild about President Trump’s decision to strike a Syrian airfield with cruise missiles last night, but the decision makes more sense if you look at it less of a tool to make … Continue reading →

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More Susan Rice Domestic Surveillance Fallout

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The fallout continues from the Susan Rice/Obama Administration domestic surveillance “unmasking” scandal: The Trump campaign wasn’t the Obama Administration’s first use of America’s National Security intelligence gathering against domestic targets. They first used them against supporters of Israel and opponents … Continue reading →

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Obama Rice Unmasking Scandal: Deeper in the Swamp

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Lawrence Person

After months of pushing the “Trump is a Putin stooge” fantasy, Democrats and the mainstream media (but I repeat myself) have seen it blown up in their faces as an “Obama was using the national security apparatus to spy on … Continue reading →

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Rep. Beto O’Rourke Declares For Ted Cruz’s Senate Seat

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Lawrence Person

El Paso Democratic Representative Beto O’Rourke is officially running for Ted Cruz’s senate seat in 2018. Cruz will still be a prohibitive favorite incumbent with a national profile, a battle-tested campaign team and demonstrated fundraising prowess running in a deep … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 17, 2017

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Insert your own Irish-related drinking joke here. President Trump’s approval ratings rise. Did Obama use a British intelligence agency to spy on Trump? (Maybe not.) Did the Obama Administration use Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac as … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 10, 2017

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to Friday! (And welcome Instapundit readers coming in off Stephen Green’s link to yesterday’s border security roundup.) First up: Liberalism’s continued idée fixe on the “Russians hacked the election” fantasy. If Trump had actually been in the pay of … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 3, 2017

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! (On a personal note, if you know of any technical writing positions here in the Austin area, please let me know.) U.S. troops in Iraq finally get to enjoy sane rules of engagement. (Hat tip: … Continue reading →

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