Category Archives: Regulation

Select Long-Shot House Campaigns

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A few days ago I covered a handful of the most competitive House races. With tides moving so strongly against the Democrats, now would be a good time to look at some House races that Republicans might view as hopeless … Continue reading →

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Selected House Democrats Who May Be Swamped By The Coming Tidal Wave

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

So how bad are Democratic House members doing this election? According to the National Journal, pretty bad. They count 60 seats among the most competitive and another 19 very close. Of those 79 House seats in play, 72 are currently … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for 10/10/10

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A few links for 10/10/10 Sunday: Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 11th congressional district Lou Barletta posts a Fox News video that tells how his opponent, Rep. Paul Kanjorski, earmarked $10 million for a business run by his own family. Kanjorski … Continue reading →

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Greece: Even worse than you thought

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This piece by Michael Lewis in Vanity Fair is a real eye-opener. No matter how fiscally inept and corrupt you thought Greece’s government, the picture it paints is much worse, of a country where no one blows the whistle on … Continue reading →

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Dr. Atkins Vindicated

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Lawrence Person

For years, the federal government, doctors and nutritionists have treated dietary fat as Public Enemy #1, despite scanty science of a link between fat intake and obesity. Meanwhile, the same people were talking up carbohydrates as a perfectly healthy food … Continue reading →

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City of Austin: How dare you do what you want with your own land?

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Once again the City of Austin is living up to its reputation as a Nanny State busybody who can’t keep its nose out of other people’s business. In this case it’s decided that Joe Del Rio can’t dig under his … Continue reading →

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Big Brother Ontario Bans Crystal Head Vodka

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Ontario is banning Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka. Why? Because the bottle is shaped like a skull. Which is precisely the reason I bought Dwight a bottle of it for his birthday. I guess with the Tories in power in … Continue reading →

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They’ll Get My Melatonin When They Pry It From My Calm, Well-Rested Fingers!

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Just because Nancy Pelosi and company are doing their best to drag Zombie ObamaCare across the finish line doesn’t mean that there aren’t other bad ideas floating around Congress. One bad idea that thankfully won’t be passing anytime soon was … Continue reading →

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