Category Archives: Republicans

Droning On and On

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Senator Rand Paul has launched an old-fashioned filibuster against Obama’s CIA nominee John Brennan to protest the Obama Administration’s refusal to rule out drone strikes against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil. Under questioning by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Eric Holder … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 22, 2013

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy your now-traditional Friday LinkSwarm: Moody’s strips the UK of it’s AAA bond rating. For all the left-wing hand-wringing about “austerity,” Cameron’s government was still running big deficits, just not as big as Labour’s (or ours). Bill introduced in Washington … Continue reading →

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Republicans Going Wobbly On Magazine Bans?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Bad news: There are signs that some Republicans are thinking of caving on magazine capacity bans. “An increasing number of lawmakers in both parties appear willing to compromise on high-capacity magazines, the one component of gun control legislation that seems … Continue reading →

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Abbott Rising

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

There’s much news about Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott as of late, so I’m just going to put it all here in this big virtual pile: First, Abbott now has a hefty $18 million in his campaign fund, fueling speculation … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California: January 22, 2013

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Another quick roundup of Texas’ economic strength, and California’s blue state decline: California isn’t just running out of money, it’s running out of children. Thanks to more honest accounting rules, six more California counties are now officially bankrupt. Despite which, … Continue reading →

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Well, Who Hasn’t Misplaced $600,000?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Top David Dewhurst campaign aide Kenneth “Buddy” Barfield has been accused of embezzling at least $600,000 from the Dewhurst campaign, starting all the way back in 2008. (This news evidently first came to light December 28, but I was distracted … Continue reading →

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Brief Impressions of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 2013 Policy Orientation

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I enjoyed attending what little I could of the Texas Public Policy Foundation 2013 policy orientation held January 9-11. Here are a few quick and largely random impressions: Because I just started a new day job, I wasn’t able to … Continue reading →

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Lamar Smith Among Four Texas Congressmen Who Voted for Massive Tax Hike

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Lawrence Person

In addition to both Texas Senators (John Cornyn, who should have known better, and the retiring Kay Baily Hutchison, who came in like a lion and is going out like a RINO; thank God Ted Cruz is replacing her), four … Continue reading →

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Step 1: Stop the Hispanicing

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’ve held off on offering up immediate judgment on the election because I’m incredibly lazy to get past the panic and knee-jerk reactions. The world hasn’t ended, Republicans are not doomed to permanent minority status, and the cause of smaller … Continue reading →

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Bryan Hughes Drops Out of Texas Speaker’s Race and Endorses David Simpson

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This is big news. Rep. Bryan Hughes has dropped his bid to be Speaker of the Texas house of Representatives and has endorsed Rep. David Simpson in his run against incumbent speaker Joe Straus. While conservatives wanted to see Straus … Continue reading →

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