Monthly Archives: October 2011

Texas Senate Race Update for October 28, 2011

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A roundup of Texas Senate Race news, some of which I would have reported sooner if my week hadn’t been so packed… Rep. Mike McCaul passes on the race. Big news, and I think the Ted Cruz campaign is heaving … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry’s Tax and Spending Reform Plan: Solid on Taxes, Timid and Unserious on Spending

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So Rick Perry unveiled his tax and spending reform plan. (His Wall Street Journal piece provides a brief overview.) It’s a serious compilation of a variety of solid conservative ideas for reforming the federal government. Serious, that is, in every … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 25, 2011

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Have a nice cup of randomness: Post-Gadhafi Libya will be run as an Islamic state under Sharia law. Thanks a lot for that great foreign policy triumph, Obama. This Islamsists also came out on top in the election in Tunisia. … Continue reading →

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Scenes from the EuroZone Summit

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Lawrence Person

There have been high level Euro rescue talks going on all weekend. How are they faring? Not well. Just when the eurozone governments thought it could not get worse for Europe’s single currency, it did. Shell-shocked EU finance ministers meeting … Continue reading →

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Lt. Governor Chupacabra Sighted!

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Lawrence Person

David Dewhurst has finally stepped down from his ivory tower and entered the political fray in person, joining his fellow candidates at the Spirit of Freedom Republican Women candidate forum in Sugar Land. This might be the first result of … Continue reading →

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Fast and Furious Updates for October 21, 2011

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Lawrence Person

“So, Mr. ‘You just Took a One Week Break,’” you ask, “where do I go to get up to speed on Fast and Furious, ALA Operation Gunwalker?” I’m glad you asked. Perhaps the best place to start is Gun Rights … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Moammar Gadhafi, that is, in the Libyan city of Sirte. Although there are conflicting reports that he was only wounded, but this (graphic) video from the Telegraph shows someone who looks: A.) An awful lot like Gadhafi, and B.) An … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Updates for October 19, 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz appeared on the Mike Berry radio show: Great line: “Where is it written that Republicans have to be spineless jellyfish?” Cruz will also be (is?) appearing on the Mark Levin show at 7:30 PM. According to an email … Continue reading →

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Whatever Ricardo Sanchez Was Doing in Q3, It Wasn’t Fundraising

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

National Journal is reporting that Ricardo Sanchez raised a disasterous $83,000 in Q3. He also spent over $112,000 for the quarter and finished with $119,000 in the bank. Digging into his Q3 FEC report makes his quarter seem, if anything, … Continue reading →

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“Red State” Turns Out To Be “Red Ink State”

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I have no particular sentiment for, or against, Kevin Smith. Dogma was good, but I thought Clerks was mediocre and overrated. His video rants can be intermittently amusing, but he hasn’t made a movie I was remotely interested in seeing … Continue reading →

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