Monthly Archives: June 2012

Greece Opts To Continue to Euro Shell Game

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Feeling less suicidal than usual, Greek voters have opted for the conservative (for Greece) New Democracy party in parliamentary elections, beating out the radical-left Syriza, which insisted Europe keep shoveling money into the black hole that is the Greek budget, … Continue reading →

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Greek Voting, Grexit, Spanic: Another EuroDebt Crises Roundup

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

So Greeks head off to the polls this weekend to (theoretically) choose whether to muddle along with a “right” (for Greece) government that will actually attempt to carry out something vaguely resembling austerity, or for Alexis Tsipras’ far-left Syriza party, … Continue reading →

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The Egyptian Military and Existential Threats

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Some people have wondered why Egypt’s high court, doing the military leadership’s bidding, just invalidated the Egyptian parliament, even though the Muslim Brotherhood’s popularity, though strong, seemed to be on the wan. I think the simplest explanation is not that … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s High Court Declares Parliment Invalid

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

“Egypt’s highest court declared the parliament invalid Thursday, and the country’s interim military rulers promptly declared full legislative authority.” Well, things are about to get very interesting indeed. Does the Muslim Brotherhood think it can take on the army in … Continue reading →

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Updating the Blogroll

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Lawrence Person

For some reason, I feel a lot more braindead than usual after a one hour bike ride, so today seems like an excellent day to perform that long-contemplated update of the blogroll. Today’s additions: Rick Perry vs. the World: You … Continue reading →

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Narcissistic Infantilism Among the Wisconsin Left

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Now that a week has passed since Scott Walker’s decisive victory in the Wisconsin recall election, I wanted to touch on one issue that helped contribute to the left’s defeat in the recall, namely the narcissistic infantilism displayed among a … Continue reading →

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Mubarak Dead? Update: Probably Not

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m seeing Twitter reports (including one from what appears to be the Egyptian Minister of the Interior) that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died. Waiting for confirmation. Mubarak was right around the 50-yard line for brutality and corruption for … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for June 11, 2012

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I put off putting up the latest Texas Senate race update until the Republican Party of Texas convention in Ft. Worth concluded. Good thing, too, since a lot of news came out of it, almost none of which was good … Continue reading →

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Still More Wisconsin Recall Election Tidbits

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Still more Wisconsin recall tidbits continue to trickle out. I may have a more substantial reaction to a particularly egregious type of liberal self-delusion regarding the results later, but here’s a nice sampler of links: “Public employee unions insist that … Continue reading →

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I Could “Go Dark” To Promote Free Speech…

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

…for the “Blogger Day of Silence” to support National Bloggers Club president Ali Akbar being targeted by convicted felon Brett Kimberlin, but in my case, it would be indistinguishable from laziness. So instead I’ll just link to some bloggers who … Continue reading →

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