Monthly Archives: December 2012

Firearm Releated Homicides Have Declined for Five Straight Years

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

So sayeth the FBI. 2007: 10,129 Firearm Homicides 2008: 9,528 Firearm Homicides 2009: 9,199 Firearm Homicides 2010: 8,874 Firearm Homicides 2011: 8,583 Firearm Homicides They may have declined for longer than that, but the table only goes back to 2007, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for 12/14/12

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

A quick LinkSwarm for a Friday night: Ever notice how after every killing spree, liberals are quick to proclaim that no one needs an “assault rifle” for self defense? Well, this guy did, facing three armed assailants breaking in, and … Continue reading →

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Rice Withdraws Secretary of State Nomination

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Susan Rice decides that she would rather not be Secretary of State than answer questions about Benghazi at a confirmation hearing. Maybe now Obama could chose someone, you know, competent to head the State Department. But I rather doubt it. … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California: 12/12/12 Edition

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This was supposed to go up last night, but there was a glitch. Ten hours late sounds about right for California… California leads the nation in outrageous pay and benefits for unionized state employees. Including $822,302 a year for a … Continue reading →

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Right-to-Work Signed Into Law in Michigan

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Despite union threats to throw twice as big a hissy fit as Wisconsin liberals, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed right-to-work legislation today, breaking the union stranglehold on jobs in the state. As in Wisconsin, expect union members to start keeping … Continue reading →

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Bryan Hughes Drops Out of Texas Speaker’s Race and Endorses David Simpson

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This is big news. Rep. Bryan Hughes has dropped his bid to be Speaker of the Texas house of Representatives and has endorsed Rep. David Simpson in his run against incumbent speaker Joe Straus. While conservatives wanted to see Straus … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 7, 2012

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: Krauthammer: Republicans would be insane to take the “taxes now with a promise to consider cuts later” non-deal Obama is offering. Especially since Obama’s tax hike “would have reduced the 2012 deficit from $1.10 trillion to $1.02 … Continue reading →

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DeMint Leaves Senate to Head Heritage Foundation

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Sen. Jim DeMint has announced that he’s stepping down from the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation. DeMint’s official statement is here. It’s big news when a Senator steps down to head a think tank, especially the granddaddy of all … Continue reading →

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A Good List of Conservative Texas Blogs

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This list of conservative blogs in Texas is well worth taking a look at. For starters, I’m in there, which means it passes the first-cut test. I hope to take a good look at all of these when I have … Continue reading →

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Paul Burka Discusses Ted Cruz, and Proves (Yet Again) He Doesn’t Understand Conservatives

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

So Paul Burka noticed that Senator-elect Ted Cruz picked conservative Chip Roy as his Chief of Staff. Sayeth Burka: What I find revealing about the choice of Roy is that Cruz–who has been making noise as a potential contender for … Continue reading →

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