Category Archives: Democrats

Wendy Davis Pulls in (Extends Pinky) One MILLION Dollars From Dr. Evil, er, Oliver

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been going through Wendy Davis’ finance report. I hope to report some interesting tidbits, but the Statesman beat me to the punch on one of the most interesting, reporting Davis received a hefty (raises pinky) one million dollars from … Continue reading →

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Member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Sentenced to 20 Months for Illegal Gun Crime

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Hey, remember Nurse Bloomberg’s gun-grabbing Mayors Against Illegal Guns? Turns out that yet another member has been sentenced to prison for an illegal gun crime. A former Pennsylvania mayor who was a member of Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns … Continue reading →

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Vote-Buying and Suicide Over a School Board Election?

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Inexplicable goings-on down in the Valley: “Donna school board President Alfredo Lugo hanged himself in his home on New Year’s Day, authorities confirmed Thursday.” Donna ISD is located in the Rio Grande Valley between McAllen and Harlingen. Lugo’s reason? “The … Continue reading →

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ObamaCare LinkSwarm for January 13, 2014

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Lawrence Person

ObamaCare is performing like the 2013 Astros, but Democrats keep pretending they’re the 1927 Yankees. Here’s another roundup on the fester hill of fail that is ObamaCare: Insurance companies are certainly willing to take your money for ObamaCare. But actually … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for January 8, 2013

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another look at the respective fortunes of the nation’s two biggest states: Between 1992 and 2010, California lost $45.27 billion in income while Texas gained $24.94B. (Hat tip: Moe Lane.) That’s one of the many reasons Texas has … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 6, 2013

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s in the 20s here in Austin, which for Texas does indeed count as cold. Here are a few links to keep you warm: Another cheerleader for ObamaCare finds out she can’t afford it. (Hat tip: Moe Lane) ObamaCare supporter … Continue reading →

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Statewide Race Update for December 31, 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I thought I would do a better job of keeping tabs on Texas statewide races, but there are just too many for me to do a good job tracking all of them. Going into next year, I’ll try to do … Continue reading →

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The Black Citiziens of Chicago Are Mad As Hell; Are They Going To Take It Anymore?

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Saw this over on Ace of Spades, and thought it worthy of much wider distribution. Essentially, black voters in Chicago are tired of a political machine (including black aldermen and preachers ) that does nothing but screw them over. Caveat: … Continue reading →

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PajamaBoy Update

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Lawrence Person

It turns out that PajamaBoy is not an unsuspecting pajama model, but an actual OFA minion named Ethan Krupp. So if you worried that all this ruthless mockery was unjustified, worry no more! He bought the ticket, he can take … Continue reading →

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2014 Texas Senate Race Field Set

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Finally, John Cornyn has a real challenger. Steve Stockman has Tea Party support, impeccable conservative credentials, experience in high profile races (he knocked off Democratic fossil Jack Brooks for a U.S. congressional seat in the Gingrich wave of 1994), and … Continue reading →

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