Monthly Archives: January 2015

Texas vs. California Update for January 21, 2015

The working poor benefit from a lower cost of living in red states. Five of the top ten U.S. cities in economic growth in 2014 were in Texas: Austin, Houston, Ft. Worth. Dallas and San Antonio. (There were also two … Continue reading →

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Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick Sworn In

Greg Abbott has been sworn in as the 48th Governor of Texas, and Dan Patrick has been sworn in as Lt. Governor. Gregg Abbott’s inaugural address. Dan Patrick’s inaugural address.

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LinkSwarm for January 19, 2015

Enjoy a Monday LinkSwarm to get your week started: Police conduct anti-terrorism raids in Germany, Belgium and France. Could this be the start of a real effort to halt Islamic extremism in Europe? I rather doubt it. Too many leftist … Continue reading →

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Those Two Crazy Kids Were Meant For Each Other!

From Milo Yiannopoulos comes the story of the man who taught Shanley Kane how to troll. San Francisco-based feminist troll Shanley Kane is a racist “full of hatred” who as recently as 2012 expressed disgust at interracial relationships and who … Continue reading →

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John Kerry Deploys James Taylor To Fight Jihad

So how did John Kerry apologize for the Obama Administration not sending a representative to the most important anti-Jihad rally in history? He had James Taylor sing “You’ve Got A Friend.” No. Really. That’s an actual thing that actually happened: … Continue reading →

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“This is an Ex-EarthQuest!”

For those not up to speed on the EarthQuest saga, it was an attempt to build an “ecological theme park” northeast of Houston in Montgomery County. The fact that it was going to be built with a large dollop of … Continue reading →

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Operation Choke Point’s Smoking Gun?

Via Instapundit comes updated news of Operation Choke Point, the Obama Administration’s unconstitutional attempt to force the banks and credit unions used by gun dealers (and other targeted businesses, most of which are entirely legal) to close their accounts. Bank … Continue reading →

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Straus Re-Elected Speaker. And It Wasn’t Close.

Sadly, my previous analysis was right on the money. Straus maintained his hold on the Texas Speaker’s chair by a 127-19 margin over Scott Turner. For all the numerous Tea Party endorsements of House candidates (indeed, the North Texas Tea … Continue reading →

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Still More Charlie Hebdo Fallout

Will the Charlie Hebdo killings be a turning point in how Europe deals with Jihadism? Color me skeptical, as Europe’s elites seem to have an infinite capacity to keep hitting the snooze button, and left-wing political parties need Muslim votes … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Addition: Social Justice Warriors: Do Not Engage

Today’s blogroll addition is Will Shetterly’s Social Justice Warriors: Do Not Engage blog (or SJWar for short). Will is fellow science fiction writer, and not only is he a leftist, he’s an actual socialist. But he’s done a fine job … Continue reading →

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