Monthly Archives: April 2011

“Obama’s the biggest affirmative action baby in history”

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Lawrence Person

That’s the money quote from Mickey Kaus, a Democrat who voted for Obama (and may very well vote for him again), in an article about why Obama seems so bad a politics. Now that Kaus has uttered an obvious truth, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Thursday, April 14, 2011

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Interview with Michael Totten on The Road to Fatima Gate. Preliminary redistricting proposals have been released. More about it from BurkaBlog here and here. There is talk of moving Texas’ Presidential primary to April. The blog is called Frontloading, which … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Race Information Sources Round 2: Facebook Boogaloo

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

(I know, tired meme is tired. But I just like saying “Facebook Boogaloo.”) It being the second decade of the 21st century and all, it occurs to me that merely providing links to the individual candidates blogs is probably insufficient … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Race Websites (and Tidbits)

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Note: A more detailed and up-to-date list of Texas Senate Candidate Websites can be found here. For today’s 2012 Texas Senate Race coverage, I thought I would provide a handy list of all the candidate’s own websites (listed alphabetically). Websites … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Monday, April 11, 2011

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few links of interest: What happens when liberal fantasies, like the Euro or Global Warming, finally fall apart. All the momentum is with Republican budget cutters. Let’s hope so… And the reason is Obama’s fecklessness. Today’s target of liberal … Continue reading →

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Texas Has An 80 MPH Speed Limit?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So the AP is reporting. This is news to me, sine the last time I drove from Austin to Dallas and Austin to Houston, I didn’t see any signs over 70 MPH. According to Wikipedia (the source of all vaguely … Continue reading →

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Obama to Troops: Drop Dead

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

When I first read on Ace of Spades that Obama intended to let our soldiers go without paychecks during the shutdown, I was somewhat incredulous. After all, even Obama should be able to see how lousy the “optics” are with … Continue reading →

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Books Received: Michael Totten’s The Road to Fatima Gate

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Lawrence Person

My copy of Michael Totten’s The Road to Fatima Gate came in today. Since I’m also an insane book collector (and since he does good work), I got an autographed copy. (One book collector gripe, Michael: If you’re going to … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Race Tidbits for April 5, 2011

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Lawrence Person

This early in the campaign, news on the Texas Senate race remains sparse (and on the Democratic side, practically non-existent). The Hill has numerous race tidbits, including word that Michael Williams has recruited former General Tommy Franks to “serve as … Continue reading →

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The Case For (and Against) Intervention in Libya

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few weeks ago, the United States (and Obama) could have delivered a knock-out punch to the heinous regime of Moammar Gadhafi. A clear-cut victory over a tottering tyrant was within our grasp, an outcome that would have benefited us, … Continue reading →

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