Category Archives: Democrats

Texas Senate Race Update for January 25, 2012

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Time for another update. And since none of the Republicans liked the Keystone Pipeline decision, or Obama’s State of the Union address, I’m not going to list each individual reaction here. Ted Cruz endorsed by the national Tea Party Express. … Continue reading →

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An Example Of What’s Wrong With Journalism These Days

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This Houston Chronicle piece by Joe Holley is an example of why so many people are dissatisfied with the job the legacy media is doing of reporting events. In covering the American Jewish Committee/World Affairs Council of Houston senate candidate … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid Still Thinks SOPA/PIPA is Awesome, Vows to Bring It Up for a Vote When It’s “Fixed”

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

As per the Senate Democratic Majority Leader’s official statement: Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today on the Senate’s PROTECT I.P. Act: “In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on … Continue reading →

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A Few More SOPA/PIPA Tidbits

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a visual representation of congressmen supporting and opposing SOPA/PIPA: (Click to Embiggen) By my eyeball count, 40 of those 65 congresscritters still supporting SOPA are Democrats (plus one gray box that I assume is Socialist Bernie Sanders), whereas 56 … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for January 11, 2012

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I expect the campaigns to start announcing Q4 fundraising results any day now, and I just sent off a list of interview questions to the Craig James campaign today. So here’s one final news roundup of the senate race before … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 9, 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Like a squirrel hording nuts for winter, I’ve set aside a few tasty links for you to chew on: George Will offers up a masterful column on why big government actually increases, rather than decreases, inequality. Liberals have a rendezvous … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for January 3, 2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Very soon the candidates should be crowing about how much money they pulled in during Q4. In the meantime, here are few variegated updates for your political junkie pleasure: The Club for Growth releases an ad targeting David Dewhurst: Moreover, … Continue reading →

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I Would TOTALLY Kick Mike Tyson’s ASS (if he hadn’t left this bar five minutes ago)

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Insta linked to this Taylor Marsh piece about how she, as a liberal, is Totally Fed Up with Obama and the Democratic Party. I’m a bit less impressed with its significance (or sincerity) than he was, even ignoring the usual … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 29, 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The year winds down, and I have a bunch of more-or-less lengthy posts in various stages of completion. You know what that means? That’s right! LinkSwarm! Even profitable firms are leaving California for Texas. Charles Murray concludes that more prisons … Continue reading →

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Dropping Like Flies

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

On December 19, I reported two additional Democrats, Eric Roberson and John Morton, joining the Senate race because their names appeared on the official list of Democratic candidates, bringing the total of Democratic candidates to seven. However, the next day, … Continue reading →

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