Monthly Archives: April 2012

Heritage Auctions Offers NRA Firearms

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Although I’ve frequently talked about various Heritage books auctions on my other blog, I think some of my readers here will be interested in hearing about their firearms auction coming up on April 30 as part of the NRA Firearms … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Democrats Go for the Walter Mondale Strategy

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The one where you tell potential voters “I’m going to raise your taxes.” We all know how well that worked out for him: Sadly, the Saturday Night Live “What Were You Thinking?” skit with Mondale does not appear to be … Continue reading →

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Roundup of Senate Debate Coverage

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a roundup of coverage of the Texas Senate candidate debate I liveblogged on Friday: Tom Benning at the Dallas Morning News also live-blogged the debate. His write-up is more coherent but less comprehensive or colorful than my own. KERA … Continue reading →

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If You Haven’t Finished Your Taxes…

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Lawrence Person

…or filed an extension, now would be a Real Good Time to do so. Remember: Tax fraud is best left to the professionals.

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Liveblog of the April 13, 2012 Texas Senate Debate

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Well, I’ve already been distracted by shiny objects, so I guess I’ll close this out. David Dewhurst was a very poor candidate tonight, and he better hope that not too many Republican voters were watching… Leppert doesn’t excite the base … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for April 12, 2012

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Reminder: I will be liveblogging the Texas Senate debate here tomorrow at 7 PM. Feel free to drop by for insightful commentary, snarky asides, and no doubt a veritable cavalcade of deeply embarrassing typos. Now this week’s Senate race news: … Continue reading →

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George Will Makes the Case for Drug Legalization

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Or, to be more specific, George Will summarizes the same case made in Mark Kleiman, Jonathan Caulkins and Angela Hawken’s Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know. It focuses on the sheer economic idiocy of continuing the War … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Raises $1.3 million in Q1, Dewhurst $1.6 million

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The Ted Cruz campaign announced that they raised $1.3 million in campaign funding in Q1, which is up $200,000 from his Q4 numbers. I was a bit disappointed in his Q4 numbers, thinking he should have had more of a … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging the Texas Senate Debate Friday, April 13, 7 PM

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m livebloggiong the debate here. This is announcement that I will be attempting to liveblog the Texas Senate debate happening this Friday, April 13, at 7 PM CDT. Some of the things I’ll be looking at most keenly: David Dewhurst’s … Continue reading →

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Some Texas Counties Have More Registered Voters Than Vote-Eligable Citizens

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

According to this article in the Houston Chronicle, “Sixteen small counties across Texas appear to have more registered voters on their rolls as of 2010 than qualified citizens of voting age.” In a completely unrelated story, the Obama Administration opposes … Continue reading →

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