Monthly Archives: December 2012

Why I Rejoined the NRA

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Back during the Clinton Administration, I joined the National Rifle Association. With the “Assault Weapon Ban” passed and other anti-Second Amendment legislation under consideration, it seemed like a good time to join the one organization capable of slowing the Democratic … Continue reading →

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If You Do One Thing Today, Write Congress to Support Budget Cuts

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Write your senators and congressmen to let them know you oppose any “Fiscal Cliff” deal that doesn’t include substantial entitlement reform and real spending cuts, not dummy out-year cuts that will never happen. Write them now, because they will come … Continue reading →

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This Day Eaten by Locusts

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

In this case locusts named “power outage” and “Time Warner.” Expect something resembling more normal blogging (or at least as normal as it gets around here) next week.

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General Norman Schwarzkopf, RIP

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

News outlets are reporting that retired four-star General Norman Schwarzkopf has died at age 78. Schwarzkopf oversaw the liberation of Kuwait from Saddam Hussein during Desert Storm, crushing Iraqi forces in a mere four days. American forces were comprehensively better … Continue reading →

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More Gun Control Follies Fallout

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The tide of “you must enact liberal knee-jerk gun control legislation now!” editorials from the usual suspects in the MSM seems to have ebbed for now, but the fallout from the Sandy Hook spree continues. Here’s a roundup of some … Continue reading →

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The Real Apocalypse

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I hope you’ve been enjoying your mythical Mayan Apocalypse. But there’s a real, slow motion apocalypse that’s been going on all around you, and nobody is panicking about it, at least not in the open. I’m not talking specifically about … Continue reading →

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Suggestion: Offer Texas Enterprise Fund Money to Blue State Gun Manufacturers Who Relocate to Texas

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m not a fan of the Texas Enterprise Fund, because I don’t think government should be picking economic winners and losers; let them succeed or fail on their own merits rather than getting a boost from the Aristocracy of Pull. … Continue reading →

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Robert Bork, RIP

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Dead at 84. On the plus side of him not being on the Supreme Court, Obama doesn’t get to pick his replacement…

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Democrats Can’t Help Wanting to Ban Guns. It’s What They Do.

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Like a foolish dog returning to eat its own sick, liberals can’t stay away from expressing their long pent-up desire to disarm law-abiding Americans. Their central governing principle is to give more money and power to the federal government (or … Continue reading →

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Step 1: Stop the Hispanicing

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’ve held off on offering up immediate judgment on the election because I’m incredibly lazy to get past the panic and knee-jerk reactions. The world hasn’t ended, Republicans are not doomed to permanent minority status, and the cause of smaller … Continue reading →

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