Monthly Archives: February 2015

Rand Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll. Front-Runner? Not So Much.

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Rand Paul won the 2015 CPAC Presidential Straw Poll with Paul came in first with 25.7%, while Scott Walker came in second with 21.4% of the vote, and Ted Cruz came in third with 11.5% of the vote, just edging … Continue reading →

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Sergeant Leonard Nimoy, RIP

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I already put up super brief obituary for Leonard Nimoy on my other blog, but I wanted to highlight something Kurt Schlichter pointed out, namely that Nimoy was a member of the U.S. Army. He enlisted in the army reserves … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 27, 2015

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to the Friday LinkSwarm, where two themes are jihadis enjoying the benefits of the welfare state, and Hillary Clinton enjoying treating campaign finance laws as “optional suggestions.” 96% of Australian jihadis who joined the Islamic State were on welfare. … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for February 26, 2015

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: CalPERS believes that it has police powers to seize property to sell to support public employee pensions. “It is hard to imagine a bigger or more blatant example of collusion between business interests … Continue reading →

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Right-to-Work Bill Passes Wisconsin Senate

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The passage of Right-to-Work legislation in the Republican-controlled senate is no surprise, but the quick, efficient manner they’ve done it in is gratifying. A right-to-work bill passed through the Wisconsin State Senate with a 15-17 majority and no amendments Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Greece Suspends Soccer

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Greece has suspended their top soccer league due to violence: The new Greek government suspended competition in the top-flight Super League indefinitely after violence at a weekend match between the top two football clubs in the country. Sunday’s game between … Continue reading →

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Lithuania Reintroduces Conscription

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Lawrence Person

With Russia still fighting it’s thinly disguised proxy war in Ukraine, other former Soviet states have to be nervous. That’s why Lithuania is reintroducing conscription. To my mind, all of the Baltic countries should go to a universal service model … Continue reading →

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“You are blocked from following @AlecBaldwin”

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Keith Olbermann was given a Twitter-induced suspension by his employer ESPN over insulting Penn State students for a pediatric cancer fundraiser (of all things) this week. While noting my own little dust-up with Olbermann, I observed that it was high … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Unions Double Down On Stupid

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, then Wisconsin union leaders may be clinically insane. Their suicidal idée fixe is on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his labor law … Continue reading →

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70 Years Ago Today…

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi: It was not the end of fighting on Iwo Jima. Of the six men in the famous flag-raising picture, three (Harlon Block, Franklin Sousley, and Michael Strank) died … Continue reading →

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