Monthly Archives: November 2010

Joe Walsh Wins in The Long Run. Life’s Been Good to Him So Far

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Republican Joe Walsh wins over Democratic incumbent Melissa Bean by 291 votes. Now he’s gone from being an average ordinary guy to enjoying life in the fast lane as a U.S. Congressman. That brings the total of GOP pickups to … Continue reading →

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Symantic’s Extensive Analysis of the Stuxnet Worm

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Available here. My hacking skills are pretty much limited to writing “Hello World” in Python on a good day, but even a cursory glance shows that Stuxnet is a very sophisticated beast indeed. Let’s hope it delivered a critical blow … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rangel Found Guilty

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Of 11 of the 13 counts against him by the House ethics committee. And what will Rangel be sentenced to for tax evasion, rent control fraud, etc.? Most likely, a strongly worded letter. He’ll get to live on in the … Continue reading →

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Democrats Hold On To Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Incumbent Democrat Ben Chandler eked out a win over Republican Andy Barr by 648 votes. That leaves Republicans with a net gain of 61 seats in the 2010 elections, with six races still undecided.

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Houston Redlight Cameras Coming Down Monday

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Lawrence Person

In the “old news is so exciting” department, Houston voters got rid of red light cameras in last week’s election. Well, voted them down, anyway. The usual red light sycophants were saying they couldn’t possibly shut them down until March, … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another week, another roundup of the World of jihad: Arabs would evidently prefer to see a little Arab boy die rather than have his life saved by an Israeli ambulance Jihadists try to blow up airplanes by stuffing dogs with … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Thursday, November 11, 2010

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another LinkSwarm of sundry sundries: More reasons to be thankful Paul Kanjorksi is gone. “Much of what this Democratic Congress did, or tried to do, was like throwing Molotov cocktails at business.” Top Ten Upsets of the 2010 Election. (Warning: … Continue reading →

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Solomon Ortiz Tries To Pull An Al Gore, Gets Bitch-Slapped By the State Supreme Court

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Remember during the aftermath of the 2000 election when Al Gore tried to get a recount done in just the counties that favored Democratic voters? Well, soon-to-be-Ex-Rep. Solomon Ortiz just tried to do the same thing in the race he … Continue reading →

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ObamaCare Votes Doomed Democrats

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I’m sure the average BattleSwarm reader came to this conclusion heretofore, but Derek Thompson provides a statistical roundup in The Atlantic that proves it. They also find lesser effects for the other three votes I’ve highlighted here (Stimulus, TARP, and … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another day, another bucket of post-election links for your clickity goodness: Liberals admit what they really want. Rick Perry wins not despite skipping newspaper endorsements, but because of it. I’m glad to see Republican politicians finally picking up on this. … Continue reading →

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