Category Archives: Democrats

LinkSwarm for March 14, 2013

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Lawrence Person

This week we’ll do it Thursday rather than Friday: Obama is trying to work the same magic on America’s economy that a half century of Democratic rule has worked in Detroit. More details here. And Detroit’s former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick … Continue reading →

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Vetting the “Pro-Gun Democrats” Part 2: Kirsten Gillibrand

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Lawrence Person

After putting up this look at Max Baucus, I haven’t had a chance to look at other top “pro-gun” Democrats. Fortunately, S. E. Cupp has already done that for me with this look at New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. When … Continue reading →

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It’s All the Same Fight

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Rand Paul has won some liberal plaudits for his filibuster against extra-judicial drone strikes against Americans on U.S. soil. Fine and dandy. But what liberal don’t realize is that debate, the debate over government spending, the debate over gun control, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 5, 2013

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Had a busy weekend, so here’s a late LinkSwarm: Liberals are casting their greedy gaze on your 401K, Charles Krauthammer: Hail Armageddon! As Mark Steyn put it: “those Mayan guys only hold an apocalypse every few thousand years. Washington now … Continue reading →

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Then the Garry Wills Kicked In

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Robert Caro’s The Passage of Power, the latest volume in his acclaimed Lyndon Baines Johnson biography, came out May of last year, but Garry Wills just got around to reviewing it in The New York Review of Books. The sad … Continue reading →

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California: More Boning

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Naturally the day after I post my usual Texas vs. California update, I see this five part California in Crisis series by Conn Carroll in The Examiner. The first part is a general overview. In his state of the state … Continue reading →

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Texas Vs. California Update for February 28, 2013

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I’m running out of month! Here’s another quick Texas vs. California update: Is California really back? Yeah, not so much. California to impose tax on rain. Add Costa Mesa to the list of California cities where a pension crises looms. … Continue reading →

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Vetting the “Pro-Gun” Democrats: Senator Max Baucus of Montana

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Lawrence Person

With hearings beginning as proponents of civilian disarmament gear up for their best chance since the Clinton years to erode America’s Second Amendment rights, now’s a good time to look a good, long look at some of those supposedly “Pro-Gun” … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 22, 2013

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy your now-traditional Friday LinkSwarm: Moody’s strips the UK of it’s AAA bond rating. For all the left-wing hand-wringing about “austerity,” Cameron’s government was still running big deficits, just not as big as Labour’s (or ours). Bill introduced in Washington … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for February 21, 2013

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Another Texas vs. California update! And I don’t even have a line item on how the Houston Rockets picked the Sacramento Kings’ pockets’ in yesterday’s trade. All of TPPF’s Texas vs. California updates in one handy place. California is raising … Continue reading →

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