Category Archives: Democrats

Because Democrats just weren’t unpopular enough in Texas…

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Lawrence Person

…some of them are now pushing (again) for a state income tax. And they wonder why they’re out of power… (Hat tip: Larry Gonzales.)

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71% of Missouri Voters Oppose ObamaCare

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Those numbers aren’t from an opinion poll, they’ve from actual voting results on Proposition C. Missouri is often considered a political bellwether state. It went for McCain in 2008, but only by .1% of the vote. If ObamaCare is this … Continue reading →

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Fake Austerity, the Obama Way

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Problem: Voters are outraged that government bureaucrats continue to get hefty pay and benefit hikes while the private sector suffers through the leanest years since the Great Depression. Solution: A bonus (not pay) freeze, and only for political appointees (that’s, … Continue reading →

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Illegal Alien Amnesty: Now Without All That Annoying Voting

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Lawrence Person

With 68% of Aemricans supporting building a border fence, illegal alien amnesty even less popular than cap-and-trade (even when disguised as “comprehensive immigration reform”), and an overwhelming majority of Americans siding with Arizona’s new border enforcement law and against the … Continue reading →

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Pelosi: Taking the Country to Hell in a Designer Handbasket

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Leading the most unpopular congress in history, Nancy Pelosi takes the only logical step: Having a custom handbag designed for her by German royalty. After all, nothing says “I care about the little people” like a Diane von Furstenberg handbag…

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More JournoList Fallout

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This piece by John Hayward (AKA Doc Zero) over at Hot Air on the unfolding JournoList scandal is so chock-full of quotable goodness that I’m going to excerpt some here: Taylor Marsh grins through the flop-sweat to assure us conspiracy … Continue reading →

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Journalists Against the First Amendment

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Journalists used to say things like “I disagree with what you say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say them.” In fact, they still do. The problem is that they no longer believe them. Daily Caller has … Continue reading →

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The JournoList Debate: Breitbart 1, Chiat/Klein 0

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Lawrence Person

As more of the JournoList archives come out, it becomes obvious that they’re a lot closer to Andrew Breitbart’s description of them as part of the “Democrat-Media Complex” than Jonathan Chait’s innocuous description of them as “too mundane” to be … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 19, 2010

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A few random links to kick off your week: Wondering how congressional candidates are doing in the fundraising sweepstakes? This handy chart provides the lowdown. If you wanted to make conservatives and libertarians paranoid, how would you go about it? … Continue reading →

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There’s No Such Thing as a “Pro-Gun Democrat” As Long As Nancy Pelosi is Speaker

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Lawrence Person

All across the country, Democrats running for office “are embracing gun owners’ rights [and] winning favor from the National Rifle Association.” Overall this is a good development, as it shows how unpopular gun control is outside of a few extremely … Continue reading →

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