Monthly Archives: December 2013

Statewide Race Update for December 31, 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I thought I would do a better job of keeping tabs on Texas statewide races, but there are just too many for me to do a good job tracking all of them. Going into next year, I’ll try to do … Continue reading →

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Dave Barry’s Year-End Roundup for 2013

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

It’s time once again for Dave Barry’s Year End Roundup. Some highlights: it turned out that Obamacare, despite all the massive brainpower behind it, had some “glitches,” in the same sense that the universe has some “atoms.” Did anything good … Continue reading →

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Flash Mob at Brooklyn Mall

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Lawrence Person

One problem with defining the flash mob problem is conflicting reports on the severity of particular incidents. Thursday there was a flash mob at Kings Plaza Shopping Center in Brooklyn. How bad was it? According to the New York Post … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 27, 2013

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Lawrence Person

A lazy LinkSwarm for the last Friday of the year: ObamaCare Will Be Repealed Well In Advance Of The 2014 Elections. Well, that would be the logical thing to do. But logic isn’t a strong point for Democrats… Affordable Care … Continue reading →

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The 120th Birthday of the Greatest Mass Murderer In History

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Lawrence Person

From Dwight comes word that today is the 120th birthday of Mao Tse-Tung (aka Mao Zedong). Most people know he ruled Communist China and published his “Little Red Book” of quotations. Fewer people know that he’s the greatest mass-murder in … Continue reading →

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The World Peace Treaty: A Look Back on the Kellogg-Briand Pact

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I got one of the most amusingly ridiculous pieces of political spam in my email box recently: DEAR SANTA please can be seated in your nice wormchair and email to the rest off the world to forward the red note … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy the traditional Christmas music of my people:

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LinkSwarm for December 24, 2013

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Merry Christmas a day in advance! Obamacare’s popularity hits new lows. If you want to save yourself some time, just save that phrase; you’ll be able to use it lots next year as well… Even the uninsured hate ObamaCare. ObamaCare … Continue reading →

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The Black Citiziens of Chicago Are Mad As Hell; Are They Going To Take It Anymore?

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Saw this over on Ace of Spades, and thought it worthy of much wider distribution. Essentially, black voters in Chicago are tired of a political machine (including black aldermen and preachers ) that does nothing but screw them over. Caveat: … Continue reading →

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Charles Krauthammer Nails ObamaCare

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Lawrence Person

This is far from the first time Charles Krauthammer has taken the wood to ObamaCare, but this piece provides an admirable takedown for column length: In fact, Obamacare is a full-scale federal takeover. The keep-your-plan-if-you-like-your-plan ruse was a way of … Continue reading →

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