Monthly Archives: October 2011

Snowflakes in Hell is Now Shall Not Be Questioned

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

They changed over a couple of days ago. I have mixed feelings. Certainly anyone can change the name of their own blog, but I think the old name was more distinctive, and I can’t say I’m a fan of the … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Howard Stern

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Dear Mr. Stern, I just wanted to thank you for your reporter’s incisive, man-in-the-streets interviews with various Occupy Wall Street participants. While listening, it occurred to me that you are ideally situated to test Eric Cartman’s theory that hippies can’t … Continue reading →

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New Poll Shows Cruz and Dewhurst Neck and Neck

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The Cruz campaign alerted me to a new poll from the Azimuth Research Group that shows David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz neck and neck. In fact, they show Cruz leading, 32% to 31%, though they note that before rounding, the … Continue reading →

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Red State, Blue State

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Tax revenues in Texas rose 11.8% in September compared to September a year ago. Meanwhile, California took in 4 percent less than anticipated in September, falling $300 million short in September alone and $700 million short for the year. These … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for October 14, 2011

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

And still more Texas Senate Race news: BattleSwarm Blog gets named by the Ted Cruz campaign as the blog of the week. Sweet! Though I do feel compelled to point out that I have not endorsed any Senate candidate, that … Continue reading →

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Leppert Raises $640,000 in Q3, Tosses in Another $500,000 of His Own Money

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Tom Leppert’s campaign announced that it raised $640,000 in donations in Q3. In addition, it announced that Leppert, as he did in Q2, threw in another half million of his own money. Those are significant sums, and by no means … Continue reading →

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Sanchez Campaign Scrubs Mention of Tax Cuts From Their Website

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

You may remember back in June, when I noticed that Ricardo Sanchez’s campaign website mentioned tax cuts as a means of creating jobs and improving the economy. Given that was so out of character for a Democrat, I thought I … Continue reading →

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Senate Race Fundraising Numbers: A Historical Comparison

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Here are are some impressive fundraising numbers: Through the end of Q3 on September 30, the odds-on senate favorite has raised $6,444,926. The challenger? A comparatively paltry $1,615,165. Given those numbers, it should be pretty easy to figure out who … Continue reading →

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Dewhurst Raises $2.64 Million, Throws in $2 Million in Self-Funding, Has $4 Million On Hand

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Hot on the heels of Ted Cruz’s $1 million+ Q3 comes news that David Dewhurst raised $2.64 million in contributions. He also threw in $2 million of his own money, and has $4 million in cash on hand. That’s serious … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Raises $1 Million+ in Q3

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It’s time for candidate’s Q3 fundraising totals to start trickling out, and the Ted Cruz campaign is first out of the gate with the news that he raised $1,057,953 in Q3 and has $2.4 million cash on-hand. This is in … Continue reading →

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