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Category Archives: Republicans
Tom DeLay Vindicated
An appeals court has not only overturned former House Majority leader Tom DeLay’s money-laundering conviction, it actually rendered judgments of acquittal. This is not a surprising decision for anyone who watched the case, which was always based on unconstitutional ex … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Republicans, Ronnie Earle, Texas, Tom DeLay, Travis County
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LinkSwarm for September 13, 2013
My schedule is finally close to getting back to normal after Worldcon, so here’s the latest Friday LinkSwarm: Greek unemployment hits 27.9%. Remember: For all the mentions of “austerity measures,” they’ve never balanced a budget. Why we were in Benghazi. … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Border Control, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Republicans, Texas
Tagged amnesty, Angela Giron, Austin, Border Controls, Charles Krauthammer, Chicago, Colorado, European Debt Crisis, Foreign Policy, Greece, gun control, Guns, Holly Hansen, Israel, Jihad, Joe Arpaio, LinkSwarm, Mark Steyn, Mickey Kaus, Oslo Accords, Peter King, Syria, Williamson County
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Schrödinger’s Amnesty
Is amnesty dead this congressional session? That’s what a lot of observers, on both left and right, are saying this morning. Mickey Kaus isn’t so sure. In The Atlantic, Molly Ball claims that amnesty proponents are winning August. And I … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Republicans, Texas
Tagged amnesty, Border Controls, Mickey Kaus, Texas
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Statewide Race Roundup for August 9, 2013
Time for another quick roundup of statewide race news: Even left-wing PolitiFact admits that Democrats are lying about Greg Abbott improperly moving funds. They’re a lot tougher on Lt. Governor candidate Sen. Dan Patrick’s claims that funding for border security … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Elections, Media Watch, Republicans, Texas, video
Tagged 2014 Attorney General's Race, 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, Border Controls, Brandon Creighton, Dan Branch, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Elections, Eliza Vielma, Eric Opiela, Greg Abbott, Joe Straus, Media Watch, Republicans, Ryan Hecker, Texas, Todd Staples, video, Wendy Davis
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Ken Paxton Makes It Official
In the better-late-than-never-reporting department, last week State Senator Ken Paxton made his run for attorney general official. Paxton is probably most famous for running against Rep. Joe Straus for Speaker of the House back when he was a state Rep. … Continue reading
Posted in Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Attorney General's Race, 2014 Election, Ken Paxton, Michael Quinn Sullivan, Republicans, Texas, Tony Dale
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The Ted Cruz Victory: One Year Later
Travis McCormick notes that exactly one year ago, Ted Cruz beat David Dewhurst in the 2012 Republican Senate runoff. (He also demolished a number of myths in the process.) And pretty much every day Ted Cruz has been in Washington, … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, David Dewhurst, Elections, Republicans, runoff, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Travis McCormick
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Smidgen of Texas Attorney General Race News
A little bird has been telling me a few tidbits about the Attorney General’s race, namely: Ken Paxton is indeed going to run for AG, and will announce his run next week. You might think this is deep insider knowledge, … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Attorney General's Race, 2014 Election, Dan Branch, Elections, Joe Straus, Ken Paxton, Republicans, Texas
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