Category Archives: Republicans

LinkSwarm for February 28, 2020

Welcome to a Friday LinkSwarm! There are five Saturdays in February this month, something that won’t happen again until 2048. Giant water main break in Houston shuts down lots of schools and streets. The pipe, which is 8 feet across … Continue reading →

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Bushes Behaving Badly

The Bush family has been a long-time fixture in Texas politics. George H. W. Bush was instrumental in building up the Republican Party in Texas, and George W. Bush helped transition the state from a one-party Democratic state to a … Continue reading →

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Texas Early Voting Starts Today!

Early voting in Texas starts today! Here are some links for research: The League of Women Voters. Empower Texans endorsements. Governor Greg Abbott’s endorsements. Williamson County early voting locations. Travis County voting locations. A Tale of Two Rockeys. And here … Continue reading →

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President Trump’s Home Run Derby

The reviews are in for President Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address. Observers seem to think he put on a home run clinic: Trump’s speech tonight was simply spectacular, and the Democrats in the room knew it. From … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 3, 2020

Start your new decade out with another LinkSwarm! Iranian Revolutionary Guard Leader and Qods force commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in an airstrike in Baghdad. Further thoughts from Graeme Wood: Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’s … Continue reading →

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Handicapping the 2020 Texas Senate Race

I know I’ve lavished a lot of time and attention to the clown car updates, but there are several other 2020 races worth looking at, some of them right here in Texas. A bunch of Democrats are lining up to … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 29, 2019

Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving! Enjoy a complimentary Friday LinkSwarm before your Black Friday battles! Supreme Court to Democrats: “No Trump financial records for you!” “Last week the presidential campaign of Donald Trump announced a six-figure ad buy across … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 8, 2019

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Trump is derailing the elite’s gravy train: Like the garbage French elite of long ago, our American garbage elite of today has learned nothing and forgotten nothing. For four years, it has been focused entirely … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Texas Speaker Bonnen Retires

I meant to do a post on the whole Bonnen/Sullivan tape release issue, but it looks like events have gotten ahead of me: Republican Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen on Tuesday announced he will not seek reelection to the lower … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 18, 2019

Enjoy another Friday LinkSwarm. Brexit deal struck. But the UK parliament still needs to approve it. Lebanon is burning over the ruling coalition’s decision to impose higher taxes. Nationwide protests paralyzed Lebanon on Friday as demonstrators blocked major roads in … Continue reading →

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