Category Archives: Republicans

LinkSwarm for Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Two days before Thanksgiving! Here’s a swarm of links from what should be a slow news week: Dwight gives his pimp hand another workout fisking the latest WaPo gun piece. He also notes that the Saxet gun show is back … Continue reading →

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Solomon Ortiz Concedes

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Blake Farenthold is now officially the next congressman from Texas’ 27th Congressional District. That brings the Republican totals up to a 62-seat pickup for 2010, with possibly as many as 64, and at least 241 seats in the House, the … Continue reading →

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Incumbent Speaker Joe Straus Advertising…on Powerline?

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

You may have noticed that the race for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is getting hot and heavy. So it’s no surprise to see current Speaker Joe Straus campaigning to retain his role. However, I must say it … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Saturday, November 20, 2010

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Time for another LinkSwarm, with a good dollop of Texas political news: Waiting for word on the Solomon Ortiz-Blake Farenthold recount? You’ll have to wait until Monday, since they stopped recounting for the weekend. Farenthold still leads by just under … Continue reading →

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Fat Lady Starts Clearing Her Throat for Solomon Ortiz

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Most of the recount is finished, and the vote total of has only fluctuated by a few votes. Unless Ortiz has a few magic ballot boxes up his sleeve in Nueces County, Republican Blake Farenthold is the new U.S. Congressman … Continue reading →

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Joe Walsh Wins in The Long Run. Life’s Been Good to Him So Far

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Republican Joe Walsh wins over Democratic incumbent Melissa Bean by 291 votes. Now he’s gone from being an average ordinary guy to enjoying life in the fast lane as a U.S. Congressman. That brings the total of GOP pickups to … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another week, another roundup of the World of jihad: Arabs would evidently prefer to see a little Arab boy die rather than have his life saved by an Israeli ambulance Jihadists try to blow up airplanes by stuffing dogs with … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Thursday, November 11, 2010

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another LinkSwarm of sundry sundries: More reasons to be thankful Paul Kanjorksi is gone. “Much of what this Democratic Congress did, or tried to do, was like throwing Molotov cocktails at business.” Top Ten Upsets of the 2010 Election. (Warning: … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another day, another bucket of post-election links for your clickity goodness: Liberals admit what they really want. Rick Perry wins not despite skipping newspaper endorsements, but because of it. I’m glad to see Republican politicians finally picking up on this. … Continue reading →

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Pending House Races Update

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Lawrence Person

National Journal updates the state of play in the House races that still haven’t been decided yet. Short version: California 11: Democratic incumbent Jerry McNerney holds a 628-vote lead over Republican David Harmer, but not all ballots from Republican-leaning locales … Continue reading →

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