Monthly Archives: May 2014

Some Texas Runoff Result Links

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I keep looking for some insightful pieces on the Texas election results, but mostly what I’m finding is the usual MSMN “those extreme extremist Republicans have sure gotten extremely extreme” blather (see just about any Paul Burka piece for an … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Media Watch, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2014 Election, Dan Patrick, Emmanuel Garcia, Empower, Jim Hogan, Paul Burka, Texas, Texas Democratic Party | Leave a comment

More EU Election Fallout

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s hard to know just how much weight to put in widespread gains by Eurosceptic parties in EU elections, mainly because the EU decision-making process seems so opaque to outsiders. Even if Eurosceptic Parties had won significant majorities, you get … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy, video, Welfare State | Tagged Elections, EU, Europe, European Debt Crisis, Eurosceptics, Marine Le Pen, Nigel Farage, UKIP, video, Welfare State | Leave a comment

Patrick, Paxton, Sitton Win, Miller Leading

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

According to the latest results. Both Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton were hovering around 64-65% of the vote, which is pretty decisive. Ryan Sitton is currently winning with 58% to Wayne Christian’s 42% for Railroad Commissioner. That’s a mild surprise … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2014 Attorney General's Race, 2014 Election, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, 2014 Senate Race, Dan Branch, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, Kinky Friedman, Ryan Sitton, Sid Miller, Texas, Wayne Christian | 1 Comment

LinkSwarm for May 27, 2014

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Texans: Don’t forget to vote in the runoff today! Now a LinkSwarm to follow the Memorial Day weekend. Hillary 2008: “Forget a new campaign managers[sic], she needed a Feng Shui consultant—or an exorcist.” How ObamaCare screws black doctors. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, ObamaCare, Welfare State | Tagged Amazon, Border Controls, Hillary Clinton, Japan, Jihad, MSNBC, New York Times, NRA, ObamaCare, People’s Republic of Donetsk, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, Welfare State, Yemen | Leave a comment

Final Statewide Race Runoff Update

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Tomorrow is the Texas primary runoff, so now would be a good time to find your voting card and confirm your polling place. A final roundup of runoff tidbits: The Dallas Morning News says that Dan Patrick is poised to … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2014 Attorney General's Race, 2014 Election, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, 2014 Senate Race, Dan Branch, Dan Patrick, David Alameel, David Dewhurst, Elections, Jim Hogan, Ken Paxton, Kesha Rogers, Kinky Friedman, Michael Quinn Sullivan, Paul Burka, Rick Perry, runoff, Texas | Leave a comment

What UKIP’s Big Election Win Means

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The UK Independence Party (universally known as UKIP) won a big victory in UK Council and European Parliament elections. I’ve been struggling with how to frame the significance of UKIP’s victory without committing the sort of ghastly “distant observer” mistakes … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Elections, Foreign Policy | Tagged Border Controls, Elections, Foreign Policy, Mark Steyn, Nigel Farage, Occupy Wall Street, Peter Oborne, Tea Party, UK, UKIP | Leave a comment

Why Won’t Zombie Amnesty Die?

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Pretty much every week brings the same set of stories over and over again: One person says that illegal alien amnesty is dead for the current election cycle. News bubbles up that mainstream Republican leadership is still trying to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Obama Scandals, Republicans | Tagged amnesty, Border Controls, Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Lou Barletta, Obama Scandals, Republicans, Valerie Jarrett | Leave a comment

Cronyism Lowering the Bar at UT Law

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Lawrence Person

For an example of how the cronyism scandal Wallace Hall uncovered is harming the University of Texas, take a look at UT’s law school. According to Erik Telford: “Only 59 percent of its graduates passed the most recent Texas Bar … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Texas | Tagged Austin, cronyism, Dan Branch, Eddie Rodriguez, Erik Telford, Jim Pitts, Joe Straus, John Carona, Judith Zaffrini, Pete Gallego, Texas, University of Texas, Wallace Hall | 1 Comment

Charles Krauthammer on the VA Scandal

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The scandal of veterans dying while waiting for care, and the wait lists being manipulated, continues to grow. Here’s Charles Krauthammer on the scandal and what it tells us about government-run healthcare and Obama’s competence: If the gov't can't even … Continue reading →

Posted in Obama Scandals, ObamaCare, Uncategorized, video | Tagged Charles Krauthammer, Obama Scandals, ObamaCare, Veterans Administration, video | Leave a comment

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