Monthly Archives: October 2013

Constitutional Democracy At Work

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Liberals have staged another one of their regular hissy fits over the government shutdown. What they don’t seem to realize is that this is exactly how divided government is supposed to work. The Founding Fathers were tremendously suspicious of investing … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget | Tagged Budget, Harry Reid, Obama, ObamaCare, shutdown | Leave a comment

Texas Statewide Race Roundup for October 2, 2013

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Time for another (no doubt incomplete) roundup of statewide race news: Holly Hansen interviews Greg Abbott. Wendy Davis expresses enthusiasm for gun control, because that will go over so well in Texas. Next up: Wendy David calls for banning BBQ, … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2014 Attorney General's Race, 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, 2014 Senate Race, Barry Smitherman, Dan Branch, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Debra Medina, Elections, George P. Bush, Greg Abbott, Jason Gibson, Joe Straus, Ken Paxton, Mike Villarreal, Texas, Todd Staples, Wendy Davis | Leave a comment

Can Anyone Successfully Primary John Cornyn?

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Lawrence Person

There’s been a lot of criticism of John Cornyn in Tea Party circles over his failure to back Ted Cruz in procedural votes on the ObamaCare defunding fight. Given that, the muttering over someone primarying Cornyn have grown much louder. … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, ObamaCare, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Senate Race, Don Willet, Elections, George P. Bush, John Cornyn, Louis Gohmert, Mike McCaul, ObamaCare, Republicans, Tea Party, Texas | 1 Comment

Monthly Archives: October 2013

Constitutional Democracy At Work

Texas Statewide Race Roundup for October 2, 2013

Can Anyone Successfully Primary John Cornyn?

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