Category Archives: Republicans

LinkSwarm for February 10, 2017

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Here in Texas it’s looking a lot like Spring. This LinkSwarm is heavy on border control and jihad issues. “The 9th Circuit’s dangerous and unprecedented use of campaign statements to block presidential policy.” By accepting … Continue reading →

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Right to Work Signed Into Law in Missouri

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Missouri joins the right to work parade: Republican Gov. Eric Greitens signed legislation on Monday making Missouri the latest “right-to-work” state, as the growing movement sets its sights next on New Hampshire – hoping to break into one of the … Continue reading →

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Trumpkrieg: Moving Fast and Breaking Things

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Lawrence Person

I suspect very few observers, left or right, predicted that President Trump would hit the ground running quite as fast and hard as he has, and only his most ardent supporters suspected he would govern as conservatively as he has. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 27, 2017

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to the Friday LinkSwarm! The first week of President Trump’s administration has been incredibly active and consequential! Not everything will be covered here (and I have a few posts on various issues and executive orders at various stages of … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz/Deadspin Follow-Up

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Lawrence Person

After Ted Cruz pwned Deadspin, the rag’s previously quiescent editor Tim Marchman inexplicably started talking smack. Amazing that low-testosterone Ted Cruz enthusiasts are comfortable haranguing @ashleyfeinberg but not me, Deadspin's actual editor! — Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) January 25, 2017 Keep … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Makes Deadspin His Bitch

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Upon finding out that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz started a regular senate basketball game, Deadspin asked for pictures of Cruz playing. Cruz himself posted a reply: @Deadspin what do I win? pic.twitter.com/9XuRmmIkJS — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017 Heh. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 13, 2017

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Time to extract more pure wheat from chaff! Glenn Greenwald says Democrats will go to any lengths to avoid blaming themselves for their debacle: I really haven’t experienced anything even remotely like the smear campaign that has been launched by … Continue reading →

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Rep. Sam Johnson to Retire

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Lawrence Person

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson of the Texas Third Congressional district (northeast of Dallas, including Plano and McKinney) has announced that he’s retiring at the end of his term. Like Sen. John McCain, Johnson served as a military pilot who was … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan Reelected Speaker

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Rep. Paul Ryan has been reelected Speaker of the House: As expected, Republican Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin on Tuesday was elected speaker of the House for the 2017-2018 congressional term. The final vote was 239-189, with five lawmakers not … Continue reading →

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How Wisconsin Went Red

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Lawrence Person

There’s a nice piece in the Washington Examiner by Salena Zito on how Wisconsin went from a Democratic to a Republican state: Eight years ago, Wisconsin Democrats were in the catbird seat; they held the Governor’s office, the majority in … Continue reading →

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