Monthly Archives: May 2013

Quick Overview of Pro-Second Amendment Bills in the Texas Legislature

Dwight was kind enough to provide a quick rundown on a few pro-Second Amendment bills making their way through the Texas legislature. He also linked to the TSRAPAC site, which includes even more bill information. (I’ve also found Texas Firearms … Continue reading →

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The Ten California Cities Most Likely To Declare Bankruptcy

Who’s next on the California bankrupt city hit list? Well, USA Today has been kind enough to take a stab at it, and offers up the following likely candidates, listed alphabetically: Atwater Asuza Compton Fresno Hercules Mammoth Lakes Monrovia Oakland … Continue reading →

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A Tiny Smidgeon of Random Obama Scandal News

Been busy, stuff on my plate, fish to fry, insert polite noise here. So, a few links: True The Vote founder harassed by the IRS, OSHA, FBI, and ATF. Three Fox reporters targeted by DOJ. At this point I think … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 17, 2013

And here’s another Friday LinkSwarm! A reporter comes out and says the IRS harassed him after he did a tough interview with Obama. The IRS knew about the scandal in 2012, but decided to wait until Obama was safely elected. … Continue reading →

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Obama Scandals Midday Update for May 16, 2013

There’s so much information about various Obama scandals that I’m hard-pressed to keep up, but here are a few nuggets of savory scandal goodness (or rather, badness): The IRS scandal is bad, and it’s nationwide, despite attempts to limit it … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Obama Scandal

I’ve been joking on Twitter that Tea Party membership would count against people during their death panel hearings. Now comes word that the IRS illegally seized some 60 million medical records from over 10 million people in California, and suddenly … Continue reading →

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The Obama/Nixon Moment

I was about 10 hours ahead of the curve: George Will: The burglary occurred in 1972, the climax came in 1974, but40 years ago this week — May 17, 1973 — the Senate Watergate hearings began exploring the nature of … Continue reading →

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Obama Is Not A Crook!

Or so he would have us believe. But the Obama Administration has been acting pretty Nixonian as of late. First there’s how the White House lied about Benghazi, and how the CIA’s original talking points were altered to support the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 10, 2013

For a shocking change of pace, the Friday LinkSwarm will be on Friday: “How can we ‘gun people’ honestly be expected to come to the table with anti-gunners when anti-gunners are willfully stupid about guns, and openly hate, despise and … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for May 9, 2013

Time for another Texas vs. California update! “It’s time for public employee unions to wake up and take a look around. Government services are shrinking, cities are crumbling, and they’re enjoying pay and benefit packages that many in the private … Continue reading →

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