Monthly Archives: May 2012

David Dewhurst touts the endorsement of…John Gordon?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I missed this from a few days ago: “The Dewhurst for Texas campaign today announced the endorsement of John Gordon of Round Rock, former Texas State GOP Committeeman.” Unless you live in Williamson County, the name John Gordon might not … Continue reading →

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Obama’s EPA Takes Aim at Williamson County

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

You know all those lovely jobs the free market has been creating in Williamson County? Well, they’re about to be salamandered: The Williamson County Conservation Foundation is gathering a task force of various communities and stakeholders to try and prevent … Continue reading →

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What I Saw At Sunday’s Tea Party Express Rally

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a few days since I went down to the south capitol steps to watch the Tea Party Express featuring Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Ron Paul. It’s a bit late for me to do a comprehensive write-up of … Continue reading →

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NEWS FLASH: Sarah Palin Endorses Ted Cruz

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

“Just four days before the start of early voting in the Texas Senate primary, the Ted Cruz campaign announced the endorsement of Governor Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin.” In response to a letter from Ted Cruz, Governor Sarah … Continue reading →

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Paul Burka (Still) Doesn’t Get It

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I know, dog bites man. In the course of talking about a phony-baloney, Dewhurst-friendly poll, Paul Burka has proven, yet against, that he doesn’t understand Republicans in general and conservatives in specific. You have to scroll down a little to … Continue reading →

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A Folly for the Ages

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Over on Big Journalism, Joel Pollack makes a point I’ve been emphasizing in my EuroDoom roundups: Austerity hasn’t failed in Europe, it hasn’t even been tried: The media insists on describing recent election results in Europe as a blow to … Continue reading →

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California vs. Texas: Round 54

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The challenge with covering the respective fortunes of Texas and California is where to cut off the news roundup. Here’s news of how California is sucking, and Texas isn’t, from the last month or so: Texas is ranked number one … Continue reading →

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EuroDoom Update: Election Edition

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Chances are good that Europe’s interesting Eurozone times are about to get more interesting still with elections scheduled across the continent today, including those in France and Greece. So what does all this mean? Well, for one thing, the French … Continue reading →

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Celebrating #Julia’s Circle of Life

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

You may have heard of the Obama campaign’s attempt to use an imaginary woman named Julia to convince women to embrace a cradle-to-grave welfare state. (And looking at European demographics, we can only assume that’s more grave than cradle.) Naturally, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 4, 2012

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Just because I endorsed Ted Cruz doesn’t mean I’ve given up doing Texas Senate Race Updates, it’s just that I have other fish to fry this week. In Ft. Worth, a Democratic precinct chair candidate is indicted for vote fraud. … Continue reading →

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