Monthly Archives: December 2011

Craig James Joins the Senate Race

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Craig James has made it official, and his name now appears on the list of Republican candidates which have filed. James now has 12 days to raise money for Q4. Anything less than a million dollars and he’s not a … Continue reading →

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Slow Motion EuroZone Trainwreck Continues

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It didn’t take long for cracks to start appearing among national politicians who are not nearly so sanguine over the prospect of Anschluss II as their counterparts in Brussels. The French people are not wild about it either. But French … Continue reading →

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Flashback: Noam Chomsky Attacking Both Vaclav Havel and Christopher Hitchens

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

To set the historical record straight, it is necessary from time to time to point out that the majority of “Left Wing Intellectuals” did not spend the Cold War criticizing communist governments for oppressing their people, but rather attacking any … Continue reading →

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Flashback: Obama Snubs Havel

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I had forgotten about this: Europe’s most famous Cold War warrior and former communist political prisoner was excluded from a ceremony yesterday where Russia and the U.S. took steps toward world peace. Vaclav Havel, the president of Czechoslovakia and then … Continue reading →

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Vaclav Havel, RIP

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

We’ve lost one of the great heroes of the 20th century. Vaclav Havel, a man who was (in chronological order) an important playwright, a hero of the struggle against communism, and founding President of the Czech Republic, is dead at … Continue reading →

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NEWS FLASH: Ricardo Sanchez Drops Out of Senate Race

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

“Leading Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate Ricardo Sanchez announced Friday that he’s ending his campaign to replace retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.” I didn’t exactly predict it, but I did suggest it was a strong possibility: Even before his house burned … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for December 16, 2011

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few quick updates for things too important to sit on over the weekend: Blue Dot Blues brings word that a deal has been reached on dates for next year’s elections: Primary April 4, Runoff June 5. Craig James takes … Continue reading →

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Another of My Evil Schemes Thwarted!

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Instapundit Glenn Reynolds notes that he’s “not going to reward lies with traffic.” Well there goes my plans for reporting his sordid love triangle with Scarlett Johansson and Megan Fox…

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LinkSwarm for December 16, 2011

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I get the impression that this “Christmas” thing you hear so much about is getting close. I should probably do something about that. In the meantime, some links: Iowahawk channels Stephen G. Bloom on the Hell that is Iowa. Dwight … Continue reading →

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Christopher Hitchens, RIP

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Not unexpected, but still sad news to report the passing of one of our more interesting writers. And one of the few “public intellectuals” worthy of the term. Michael Totten has more. Conservative Commune has still more, including a wide … Continue reading →

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