Category Archives: Republicans

LinkSwarm

A busy weekend, so here’s a LinkSwarm to nourish the regulars: The SEIU is helping fund and lead the Occupy movement, and their goal is to “abolish capitalism.” They’re also sneakily incorporating local branches, with names like “Good Jobs, Great … Continue reading →

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Texas Congressional Redistricting Breakdown

I’ve been reading up a bit more on the compromise redistricting lines released by the San Antonio district court. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot was able to keep most of what the legislature passed, and the Governor signed, intact, but … Continue reading →

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The New Maps Are Here, The New Maps Are Here!

The new redistricting maps, that is. Sounds like they haven’t been made final just yet, but most likely will be. If that happens this week, that might mean a late April (rather than May) primary. You can take a look … Continue reading →

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Sen. Olympia Snowe (RINO-Maine) Retiring

Evidently no one saw this coming. Including Snowe’s staff. Or her very active re-election committee. Does this mean Maine might actually elect a Republican who actually votes, you know, Republican? I doubt it. Maine is pretty liberal, and even someone … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for February 23, 2012

Trying to catch back up with the Senate race after my trip, so some of this may be slightly old news: The biggest recent news in the Senate race is the newest Texas Tribune/UT poll that shows David Dewhurst leading … Continue reading →

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Big Jolly Picks Up the Senate Race Torch and Runs With It

I just got back from a business trip abroad, so it’s taking me a little time to get back up to speed. One thing I did want to note was David Jennings of Big Jolly Politics taking a couple of … Continue reading →

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Answering Instapundit’s Rhetorical Question on Mitt Romney

Today Instapundit Glenn Reynolds asks: “Back in 2008, the social-cons were all-in for Romney, to the point where Hugh Hewitt’s take became a running tagline (“You know who this is good for? Mitt Romney!”) that’s still used by by bloggers … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for Februry 16, 2012

When I first started covering the senate race, I would grab just about any scrap of information I could about and throw a link to it. Now? The firehose is starting to open up, and I’m getting a bit more … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Additions: An American Housewife, Formerly in London

I’ve been meaning to update the blog roll for a while, so now’s as good a time as any. Today’s addition is An American Housewife, Formerly in London. She spent five years in London, then moved back to Houston, and … Continue reading →

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Why the Tea Party Exists

This piece by Dan McLaughlin encapsulates why the Tea Party exists, and why it has to fight a willfully heedless Republican establishment, so well that I’m going to quote whopping great chunks from it: As anyone with a passing familiarity … Continue reading →

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