Monthly Archives: October 2013

As Little As I Can Possibly Write on Texas Constitutional Amendments

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

OK, I’m exaggerating a bit, since the least I could possibly write is nothing. But instead of trying to cover every bill, I’m going to point you at Blue Dot Blues, where the indefatigable MJ Samuelson is covering each amendment, … Continue reading →

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This Just In: ObamaCare Still Sucks

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Suddenly, Democrats aren’t sounding so all-fire sure about ObamaCare after all. “After 16 long days of vowing to Republicans that they would not cave in any way, shape or form on ObamaCare, Democrats spent their first post-shutdown week caving in … Continue reading →

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Lovely. My Banner Header Is Missing

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Might have something to do with Bluehost upgrading PHP. I’ll look into it… Update: It’s back up now, via a PHP reversion.

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60 Minutes on Benghazi

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Well, this should break the story wide open. If you haven’t already, see the whole thing. And here’s the transcript.

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LinkSwarm for October 24, 2013

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Monday’s was late, this one is early: “A lot of conservatives are angry at the GOP too. They want a Republican Party willing to fight.” “What Ted Cruz did – and what the go-along, get-along gang of Republican stegosauruses hate … Continue reading →

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Small Grambling Update

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Lawrence Person

While the Grambling football team is back practicing, from Dwight comes news that Grambling fired David Lankster, online editor ofThe Gramblinite student newspaper, supposedly over posts made on the official Twitter feed. Lankster played a key role in exposing the … Continue reading →

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A Tiny Update to the Saga of Convicted Felon Brett Kimberlin

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

If you haven’t been following the saga of convicted felon Brett Kimberlin, the Speedway Bomber in all its twisty turn-yness, well, I can’t say that I blame you; there are a lot of twists and turns. (And here’s the unexpurgated … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 21, 2013

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Busy weekend, with lots of non-political stuff, so here’s last week’s LinkSwarm this week: The Tea Party helped launch the shutdown because the GOP establishment failed so utterly to limit bloated government. Well, that’s a scary chart. (Via Instapundit.) Is … Continue reading →

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Walter Russell Mead Visits Europe

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

The indomitable Walter Russell Mead has been traipsing around Europe, and has much of interest to report from various countries there regarding the continuing slow-motion Euro crisis. The Italians? Not happy. The Italians feel caught in a cruel trap; the … Continue reading →

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Brandon Creighton: Out of Agricultural Commissioner Race, in Senate District 4 Race

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Following the unexpected retirement of State Senator Tommy Williams, Brandon Creighton announced he’s dropping out of the Ag Commissioner race to run for state Senate District 4. Republicans still in the Agricultural Commissioner’s race include: J. Allen Carnes (Note: Auto-running … Continue reading →

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