Monthly Archives: February 2012

LinkSwarm For February 15, 2012

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Time for another roundup of this and that: Media Matters is a paranoid interest group that works as an extension of the Democratic Party, and which many liberal journalists take their marching orders from. In other news, pro-wrestling is fake. … Continue reading →

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Liberal Contempt for Religious Believers

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

(This piece originally appeared on December 20, 2010. Given the Obama Administration’s recent decision to force Catholics to fund contraception against their religious beliefs, I thought I would repost this, as it remains all too timely.) Yesterday I read this … Continue reading →

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No Wonder Ricardo Sanchez Dropped Out

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

While it may be unseemly to kick someone when he’s not only down but actually out, the FEC report for now-withdrawn Democratic Senate candidate Ricardo Sanchez tells why he had to drop out of the race (even apart from his … Continue reading →

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Athens Burning

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Lawrence Person

So the latest “final” bailout is agreed upon, the Greek parliament passes the austerity measured decreed by their German overlords like good little members of the Eurocratic elite, and for their troubles Greek citizens (whose input on the issue is … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Additions: UrbanGrounds

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The latest blogroll addition is UrbanGrounds written by Robbie Cooper, “a conservative, a biker, a Veteran, a professional writer, and a blogging enthusiast in the heart of uber-Liberal Austin, TX.” It has a nice mix of local and national news … Continue reading →

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First New Nuclear Reactors Since 1978 Approved

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This is good news: “A consortium of utilities in the South won government approval Thursday to construct two new atomic energy reactors at an estimated cost of $14 billion, the strongest signal yet that the three-decade hiatus of nuclear plant … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Additions: An American Housewife, Formerly in London

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been meaning to update the blog roll for a while, so now’s as good a time as any. Today’s addition is An American Housewife, Formerly in London. She spent five years in London, then moved back to Houston, and … Continue reading →

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Why the Tea Party Exists

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This piece by Dan McLaughlin encapsulates why the Tea Party exists, and why it has to fight a willfully heedless Republican establishment, so well that I’m going to quote whopping great chunks from it: As anyone with a passing familiarity … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Update for February 8, 2012

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Both the Senate race and the redistricting fight continue to grind on, with the primary date for the former dependent on the latter. Report on the Texas Association of Business forum where Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst, Tom Leppert and Craig … Continue reading →

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Dewhurst Tosses in Another $2 Million of His Own Money

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

David Dewhurst loaned his campaign another $2 million of his own money, according to his Q4 report. That’s a considerable chunk of change, but I imagine the Cruz campaign is breathing a sigh of relief that it wasn’t 5 times … Continue reading →

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