Monthly Archives: September 2013

Canseco Running Against Gallego Again

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Francisco “Quico” Canseco is gearing up to take U.S. Congressional District 23 back from Democrat Pete Gallego. Canseco lost the by just over 9,000 votes in 2012, having beaten Ciro Rodriguez for the seat by just over 7,000 votes in … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 27, 2013

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Another Friday, another LinkSwarm: When it comes to ObamaCare, it turns out that Democrats lied about, well, pretty much everything. “Millions of low-income Americans won’t receive coverage. Many workers at small businesses won’t get a choice of insurance plans right … Continue reading →

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Cruz Filibuster Fallout

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Lawrence Person

A roundup of reactions and fallout from Ted Cruz’s mammoth 21-hour anti-OabamCare speech effort: The battle is joined: There is new leadership in the GOP, whether the party wants to admit it or not: Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Jeff … Continue reading →

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The UN Arms Treaty: It’s Baaaaack!

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Because those bitter rednecks clinging to their guns and religion (also known as “voters”), Obama hasn’t been able to disarm law-abiding Americans the way he would like. What to do, what to do? Hey, how about using that UN Arms … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz vs. ObamaCare

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

When I went to sleep, Ted Cruz was filibustering against ObamaCare. I just woke up, and he’s still at it. I’m in the awkward position of supporting Ted Cruz et. al.’s attempt to defund-via-narrow-procedural-filibuster-followed-by-Democrats-blinking strategy while also believing that the … Continue reading →

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Mickey & Ted & Amnesty & ObamaCare

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Harping on a theme he’s harped on before, Mickey Kaus dinged Ted Cruz (again) for not opposing illegal alien amnesty with the single-minded focus Kaus thinks he should. (“You didn’t clap loud enough! Tinkerbell is dead!Amnesty is Alive!”) This criticism … Continue reading →

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Trolling Trolling Trolling, Keep Those Euroweenies Trolling

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Sometimes you see a troll attempt so shamelessly blatant that, like the ludicrous science in a Sy Fy channel movie, you can’t help but laugh at the obvious, naked stupidity. Today’s example of trolling comes from that renowned redoubt of … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 20, 2013

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a Friday LinkSwarm. I have a big piece brewing on the ObamCare battle I may or may not have out on Monday. Poland seizes half of private retirement funds. Republicans in the House actually manage to cut something. On … Continue reading →

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House Passes Bill Defunding ObamaCare

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Lawrence Person

And the battle is joined. I support the move, and hope it’s the right course of action, knowing that it might not succeed. Then again, I would also be willing to see no spending limit raise at all, and force … Continue reading →

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Tom DeLay Vindicated

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Lawrence Person

An appeals court has not only overturned former House Majority leader Tom DeLay’s money-laundering conviction, it actually rendered judgments of acquittal. This is not a surprising decision for anyone who watched the case, which was always based on unconstitutional ex … Continue reading →

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