Monthly Archives: March 2015

Austin Getting Ready To Declare War on BBQ

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Austin has one of the nation’s best barbecue joints in Franklin Barbecue. So how does the city celebrate that fact? If you’re the People’s Republic of Austin, you see if you can kill the goose that lays the golden eggs … Continue reading →

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Life Imitates a Joe R. Lansdale Story

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Lawrence Person

There’s a Joe R. Lansdale story called “The Pit” where two prisoners are forced to fight each other to death in a pit for sport. The story details suggest it takes place somewhere in the deep south. Who could have … Continue reading →

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Texas Tribune Interviews People in Times Square About Ted Cruz

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This is where “lazy man-in-the-street journalism” meets “lazy Monday morning blogging.” Your usual mixed bag of “who,” “he’s great” and “he sucks.” One thing stuck out, though: Ted Cruz supporters were a lot more articulate and issue-oriented on why they … Continue reading →

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Followup: Villalba Pulls Police Filming Bill

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It turns out that even the supposed beneficiaries of state Rep. Jason Villalba’s unconstitutional and ill-conceived H.B. 2918 are opposed to it as well. “Dallas Rep. Jason Villalba withdrew his proposal — which would incriminate independent bloggers who film police … Continue reading →

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Mickey Kaus Resigns From Daily Caller, Sets Up Own Site

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Lawrence Person

If you hadn’t heard, Mickey Kaus resigned from the Daily Caller over them spiking a piece that slammed Fox News for supporting illegal alien amnesty. Kaus is now blogging at his own site http://kausfiles.com/. Update your bookmarks accordingly. (Hat tip: … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 27, 2015

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Those two outstanding Obama successes, ObamaCare and Middle East foreign policy, just keep succeeding… Yet another ObamaCare timebomb threatens small businesses. In case you hadn’t noticed, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are intervening directly in Yemen with other Sunni Arab nations, … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for March 26, 2015

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: Forget all those snide liberal cracks about Texas’ public education system, since we have some of the highest graduation rates in the country. “San Bernardino has defaulted on nearly $10 million in payments … Continue reading →

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Air Force Tries to Kill the A-10. Again.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The Air Force is trying (yet again) to kill the A-10 Warthog. The ostensible reason is shrinking budgets. The real reason is that the A-10 is perfectly suited for a role (close air support) that the Air Force is equally … Continue reading →

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LiveStream of Texas Tribune Interview with Ted Cruz

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Supposed to start at 2 PM.

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Ted Cruz’s Presidential Race Announcement Speech

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Here’s Ted Cruz’s full kickoff speech for his 2016 Presidential campaign:

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