Category Archives: Republicans

LinkSwarm for May 11, 2018

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Lawrence Person

You know what doesn’t seem to be happening today? An all-out war between Israel, Syria and Iran. The media is killing the Democratic Party by trying to help it and focusing on trivial bullshit. Is Robert Mueller destroying the Democratic … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 4, 2018

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Lawrence Person

(Insert labored Star Wars reference here.) “There’s a big ‘God gap’ between Republicans and Democrats — 70 percent of Republicans believe in the God of the Bible compared with 45 percent of Democrats — but there’s an even larger God … Continue reading →

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Barbara Bush, RIP

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Former First Lady Barbara Bush, wife of one President and mother of another, has died at age 92. She was a class act as First Lady, pretty much universally loved and respected, and she will be missed. A few quick … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan Retires

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has announced he’s retiring at the end of his term. Being Speaker of the House of Representatives is a thankless job in the modern era, akin to herding 435 cats, about half of … Continue reading →

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Texas 2018 Primary Election Results

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Lawrence Person

With over 99% of the Texas primary vote in, there were no alarms and no surprises. All the statewide Republican incumbents won their primaries, though George P. Bush and Sid Miller garnered less than 60% of the vote against underfunded … Continue reading →

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Texas 2018 Primary Election Tidbits

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Lawrence Person

With the 2018 Texas primaries tomorrow, here are a few last-minute election tidbits: George Soros is trying to buy the Bexar County DA’s office. Soros’s current target is Bexar County, Texas, District Attorney Nico LaHood, Peter Hasson reports in the … Continue reading →

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BattleSwarm Blog Endorses Jerry Patterson for Land Commissioner

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Because I blog about national and international events as well as state and local events, I haven’t covered some state issues as extensively as I might have. One of those is the down-ballot race between incumbent George P. Bush and … Continue reading →

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Quick Impressions: Texas Twenty-First U.S. Congressional District Race

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Lawrence Person

The Twenty-First U.S. Congressional District, the seat held by retiring Republican Lamar Smith, runs from Austin to San Antonio, encompassing much of the western Hill Country. It’s heavily Republican and largely white, though with a significant Hispanic population. There are … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 2, 2018

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Happy Groundhog Day! To celebrate, just imagine that I’ve already posted this same LinkSwarm nine times already. Supposedly the Nunes FISA abuse memo drops today. After that happens, I’ll no doubt have some thoughts… Democratic Party freakouts over the memo … Continue reading →

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Quick Impressions: Texas Sixth Congressional District

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Lawrence Person

After Joe Barton’s naked selfies leaked, he announced his retirement, leading to yet another hotly contest U.S. congressional race. The Sixth district runs from Arlington down through Ellis and Navarro Counties. It used to be Phil Gramm’s seat, but in … Continue reading →

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