Monthly Archives: December 2010

Linkswarm for December 22, 2010

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A few bite-sized links of interest for the holiday season: Michael Barone digs deeper into the census data. Among the tidbits: Five of the seven states with no state income tax gained the most population, and the other two each … Continue reading →

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Texas to Gain Four House Seats in Redistricting

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The census data has finally been released, and Texas will gain four seats in the U.S. House. (Here’s a map breaking down which districts have gained or lost population, and by how much.) Keep in mind that at least one … Continue reading →

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Breakdown on how the DREAM Act Illegal Alien Amnesty Failed

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This post from Roy Beck of the anti-amnesty NumbersUSA, which is further analyzed by Mickey Kaus here, goes into detail about which Senators flipped from pro- to anti-amnesty. Short version: Republicans were a lot more scared of a Tea Party … Continue reading →

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DREAM Act illegal Alien Amnesty Fails

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Cloture vote fails 55 to 41. Democrats Max Baucus of Montana, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Mark Pyror of Arkansas and Jon Tester of Montana (all Senators from deep red states) all voted against the bill. … Continue reading →

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Dallas Jury to Rebecca Aguilar: No, You Can’t Have a Successful Lawsuit. Not Yours.

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Dallas Reporter: Gun owners exercising their 2nd Amendment rights by killing home invaders are evil. Here, let me badger one on camera. Dallas Station: You’re fired. Dallas Reporter: I’ll sue. Dallas Jury: Get stuffed Bonus: Ms. Aguilar simply can’t stop … Continue reading →

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House Democrats Cave, Pass Deal to Extend Bush Tax Cuts

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The Bush Tax Cuts passed the House by a margin of 277 to 148. I guess the public outcry over the biggest tax increase in history finally got through their reality bubble. Also good news is the fact that Harry … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad for December 16, 2010

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Lots of Jihad news of note this week: Just in case you were busy Saturday and didn’t hear, a suicide bomber struck central Stockholm on Saturday. That bomber, Iraqi-born Taimour Abdulwahab Al-Abdaly, was yet another product of British schools. But … Continue reading →

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Current Death Estimate for the Great Leap Forward: 45 Million

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

According to historian Frank Dikotter, who examined hundreds of documents across China from 2005-2009. Dikotter is author of Mao’s Great Famine: The History of China’s Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962, which I haven’t read yet. But some of the descriptions of … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Self-Delusion (or Why Nancy Pelosi Would Rather Die Than Let You Keep Your Own Money)

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The deal Obama struck to extended all the Bush tax cuts is good for America, and also good for the Republican Party. When it was struck, however, the liberal howls of outrage made me think of one other outcome which, … Continue reading →

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ObamaCare Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Lawrence Person

So says federal Judge Henry E. Hudson ruling on the individual mandate. Here’s the actual opinion. It’s not searchable, and I haven’t read the whole thing, but I do note he rejected the risable notion than the individual mandate was … Continue reading →

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