Monthly Archives: December 2011

UT Law Dean Resigns Over Slush Fund Payouts

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Keep in mind that’s not what the headline says, which is a more neutral “UT law dean forced to step down.” But what else do you call “a $500,000 forgivable loan” to UT Dean Larry Sager “at a time when … Continue reading →

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Fast and Furious Update for December 8, 2011

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Some cleaning-up after yesterday’s bombshell: Holder stonewalls today on both fast and Furious and Elena Kagan’s role in ObamaCare. Wisconsin Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner suggests impeachment of administration officials involved with Fast and Furious. he’s right. Breaking the law in … Continue reading →

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Documents Shows Fast and Furious WAS About Promoting Gun Control

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Continuing her excellent reporting on the issue, Sharyl Attkisson drops another bombshell: Just like us “paranoid” right wingers thought all along, Fast and Furious was about promoting gun control: Documents obtained by CBS News show that the Bureau of Alcohol … Continue reading →

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Fast and Furious Update: Obama Administration Now Laundering Drug Cartel Money?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So says that bastion of right-wing propaganda, The New York Times: Undercover American narcotics agents have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington’s expanding role in Mexico’s fight against drug cartels, according to current … Continue reading →

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Dewhurst Contributions: A Lot of Money from Fulbright & Jaworski

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It takes a while for the FEC to put up the list of individual donations (even longer than putting up the summary reports), so I didn’t think to check out David Dewhurst’s individual contributions until this week. One thing that … Continue reading →

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A Look at David Dewhurst’s Personal Financial Report

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Although they haven’t officially been put up yet, Quorum Report has obtained the personal financial disclosure report the U.S. Senate requires for David Dewhurst, Ted Cruz, Tom Leppert and Ricardo Sanchez. According to the Statesman, Dewhurst’s wealth adds up to … Continue reading →

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Another Democratic Party Longshot, Virgil Bierschwale, Joins the Texas Senate Race

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Real Estate agent Virgil Bierschwale sent me an email to note that he was joining the senate race; presumably the Texas senate race, although his text-heavy website does not mention our fair state until a good way down the page. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 4, 2011

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been sick this weekend, so here are a few random link of interest before they get positively antique: Dear White Working Class Voters: we don’t need you any more. Love, the Democratic Party. WILLisms provides more information on Texas … Continue reading →

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Fast and Furious Update for December 1, 2011

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’m feeling a bit under the weather, so here are some random and no doubt woefully late updates on Fast and Furious just to prove that I’m not totally out of it: The U.S. government may be the biggest supplier … Continue reading →

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