Category Archives: Border Control

Desperate Dewhurst Tries To Paint Ted Cruz As Supporter of Illegal Alien Amnesty

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

David Dewhurst seems to be getting desperate, as he’s trying to paint Cruz as a supporter of amnesty for illegal aliens. It so happens that this is one of the subjects I covered in my interview with Ted Cruz last … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 16, 2012

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Lawrence Person

All sorts of news bubbling up, reportage of which is in various stages of completion. 49 headless bodies found in Mexico. Bork bork bork. Cherokee genealogist to Elizabeth Warren: “Your ancestors are found in plenty of historical records, and every … Continue reading →

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In Which Democratic Dreams of a Hispanic-Driven Blue State Texas Come A Cropper

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

As fewer and fewer Democrats were elected in Texas over the past two decades, liberals would console themselves with the thought that demographics were on their side. “Just you wait, Hispanics will turn Texas back into a blue state.” Indeed, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 27, 2012

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Working on a major senate race post, so enjoy another Friday LinkSwarm: Maureen Dowd has a fairly limited range of issues upon which she’s actually worth reading, but the personal scandals of sleazy corrupt politicians (in this case the John … Continue reading →

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Roundup of Senate Debate Coverage

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a roundup of coverage of the Texas Senate candidate debate I liveblogged on Friday: Tom Benning at the Dallas Morning News also live-blogged the debate. His write-up is more coherent but less comprehensive or colorful than my own. KERA … Continue reading →

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Some Texas Counties Have More Registered Voters Than Vote-Eligable Citizens

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

According to this article in the Houston Chronicle, “Sixteen small counties across Texas appear to have more registered voters on their rolls as of 2010 than qualified citizens of voting age.” In a completely unrelated story, the Obama Administration opposes … Continue reading →

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Interview With Texas Senate Candidate Craig James

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

After much back and forth with his campaign trying to find a date, I was finally able to interview Texas Senate candidate Craig James on March 21 at the Rudy’s on South 360 here in Austin. This was, alas, not … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 27, 2012

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

News! in tiny, bite-sized portions! Kay Bailey Hutchison tries to walk back her comments, unsuccessfully. She says she opposes abortion, but supports taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood. That’s like saying you support the Second Amendment, but also support the Coalition … Continue reading →

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Fast and Furious Update for December 8, 2011

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Some cleaning-up after yesterday’s bombshell: Holder stonewalls today on both fast and Furious and Elena Kagan’s role in ObamaCare. Wisconsin Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner suggests impeachment of administration officials involved with Fast and Furious. he’s right. Breaking the law in … Continue reading →

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Documents Shows Fast and Furious WAS About Promoting Gun Control

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Continuing her excellent reporting on the issue, Sharyl Attkisson drops another bombshell: Just like us “paranoid” right wingers thought all along, Fast and Furious was about promoting gun control: Documents obtained by CBS News show that the Bureau of Alcohol … Continue reading →

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