Monthly Archives: March 2012

Richard Epstein on the Third Day of ObamaCare Hearings

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I don’t usually link to long audio snippets like this one. But this 19 minutes interview of Richard Epstein is so chock-full of concise and articulate reasons why ObamaCare is unconstitutional that I recommend anyone interested in the subject listen … Continue reading →

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Keith Olbermann’s Appeal Becomes Ever More Selective

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

How bad do you have to suck to be fired and replaced with Eliot Spitzer? Evidently you have to suck as bad as Keith Olbermann. He went from CNN to MSNBC to Current TV (whose audience ratings clock in slightly … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 30, 2012 (Including More ObamaCare Hearings Fallout)

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

A few nuggets of insight before you head off for the weekend: ObamaCare is bad already, but it’s going to get a lot worse. Why ObamaCare can’t work: “It is a perverse but very real fact of life that the … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for March 29, 2012

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz won the endorsement of Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, which is a terrific pickup for him. He joins Jim DeMint and Rand Paul among sitting conservative Republican senators who have endorsed Cruz. Cruz appeared (again) on the Mark Levin … Continue reading →

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Third Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

(Sorry for the delay, the James interview took a lot of time to whip into shape and post.) Day 3 was all about severability and medicaid expansion: Here’s the official transcript. TPFF/PPACAction final analysis. Buzzfeed has edited together all of … Continue reading →

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Interview With Texas Senate Candidate Craig James

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

After much back and forth with his campaign trying to find a date, I was finally able to interview Texas Senate candidate Craig James on March 21 at the Rudy’s on South 360 here in Austin. This was, alas, not … Continue reading →

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Texas Wins Another Round Against the EPA

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Texas wins another skirmish in the war the EPA is waging against the state’s prosperity, this one over “minor pollutants.” The EPA was suppose to file any objection to the state’s plans within 18 months, but instead, displaying the lightning … Continue reading →

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Second Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The second day of ObamaCare testimony, and things are looking up for fans of limited, constitutional government. here’s a passel of links culled from Instapundit, TPPF, NRO and elsewhere: Reading excerpts from today’s arguments, the justices sound extremely skeptical that … Continue reading →

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Interview With Mario Loyola on the Constitutionality of ObamaCare

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Given his background as both Solicitor General and a former fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation‘s Center for Tenth Amendment Studies, I was hoping to provide a mini-interview with Ted Cruz on the constitutional issues surrounding ObamaCare, but so … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 27, 2012

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

News! in tiny, bite-sized portions! Kay Bailey Hutchison tries to walk back her comments, unsuccessfully. She says she opposes abortion, but supports taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood. That’s like saying you support the Second Amendment, but also support the Coalition … Continue reading →

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