Category Archives: Republicans

Right-to-Work Bill Passes Wisconsin Senate

The passage of Right-to-Work legislation in the Republican-controlled senate is no surprise, but the quick, efficient manner they’ve done it in is gratifying. A right-to-work bill passed through the Wisconsin State Senate with a 15-17 majority and no amendments Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Unions Double Down On Stupid

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, then Wisconsin union leaders may be clinically insane. Their suicidal idée fixe is on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his labor law … Continue reading →

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John B. Judis Turns 180º, Proclaims Coming Republican Advantage

John B. Judis is most famous for proclaiming that rising minority populations would make Democrats America’s natural majority party before too long, a theme he expounded upon in The Emerging Democratic Majority (with Ruy Teixeira) in 2002. Now Judis has … Continue reading →

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Dan Patrick Sends Three Second Amendment Bills On To Committee

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced that he’s sending three pro-Second Amendment bills to the Senate State Affairs Committee: Senate Bill 11 (SB 11), An act relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 30, 2015

Already the end of January? How did that happen? Some links: Mitt Romney is not running for President in 2016. Good. Now the media can stop sucking all the oxygen out of the race running will-he-or-won’t-he stories. In a way-too-early … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz’s Speech At The Iowa Freedom Summit

Why yes, I am feeling a bit lazy today. Why do you ask? Sorry for the audio buzz, but it seems to be from the event itself rather than a video artifact.

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LinkSwarm for January 23, 2015

This week haw been incredibly busy, so enjoy a briefer-than-usual LinkSwarm: Eric S. Raymond on how Social Justice Warriors use Kafkatrapping, which presumes you are guilty until you are proven guilty or admit your guilt. Instapundit on why Jews are … Continue reading →

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Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick Sworn In

Greg Abbott has been sworn in as the 48th Governor of Texas, and Dan Patrick has been sworn in as Lt. Governor. Gregg Abbott’s inaugural address. Dan Patrick’s inaugural address.

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LinkSwarm for January 19, 2015

Enjoy a Monday LinkSwarm to get your week started: Police conduct anti-terrorism raids in Germany, Belgium and France. Could this be the start of a real effort to halt Islamic extremism in Europe? I rather doubt it. Too many leftist … Continue reading →

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Straus Re-Elected Speaker. And It Wasn’t Close.

Sadly, my previous analysis was right on the money. Straus maintained his hold on the Texas Speaker’s chair by a 127-19 margin over Scott Turner. For all the numerous Tea Party endorsements of House candidates (indeed, the North Texas Tea … Continue reading →

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