Monthly Archives: March 2015

Eurocrat Summarizes Greek Problem

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Sure, Jose Manuel Barroso, the former president of the European Commission, is a self-interested Eurocrat, but here he provides a nicely concise statement of the obvious concerning Greece’s problems Greece’s problems can be laid at its own door and the … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Announces Presidental Run With a Tweet

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Despite advance word that Cruz would announce his run today, he actually did so with a tweet Sunday night: I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! pic.twitter.com/0UTqaIoytP — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2015 Cruz had … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz to Declare Presidential Bid Tomorrow

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is expected to announce his 2016 Presidential bid tomorrow at Liberty University in Virginia. This should not be a surprise to anyone following this blog, or keeping track of his travel schedule. Probably more on the … Continue reading →

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Jason Villalba, The King of Thin-Skinned Twitter Blockage

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Texas State Rep. Jason Villalba, ostensibly a Republican, seems to be going out of his way to alienate actual Republican voters. First he was among the (sadly many) Republican Representatives to vote to reelect Joe Straus Speaker, then got caught … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 20, 2015

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Another Friday, another LinkSwarm. There’s almost enough news here to break out a separate “UK child rape cover-up update,” but I found the idea too depressing… UK Police told not to investigate child rape in Sheffield, which was “bigger than … Continue reading →

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CNN Turns Out a Too Many Cooks 2016 Election Parody

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Shockingly, A.) It’s pretty evenhanded, and B.) It doesn’t suck. On the other hand, Too Many Cooks was four months ago. It shouldn’t take more than a week to crank this out. Even if they did take a day to … Continue reading →

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Greece: Turning and Turning in a Narrowing Gyre

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It appears we may finally be reaching the endgame of the endgame on Greece. Greece is suffering a bank run and owes just over $2 billion in debt payments due Friday, but shows no signs of having the money or … Continue reading →

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Should Jews Leave Europe?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I was going to put this long Atlantic piece on whether Jews should leave Europe or not into the Friday LinkSwarm, but I think it deserves it’s own post. A few excerpts: France’s 475,000 Jews represent less than 1 percent … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Byrd Just as Effective at Knocking Off Benjamin Netanyahu as he Was Knocking Off Greg Abbott

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

You might remember that Obama dispatched Battleground Texas head Jeremy Byrd to Israel to help defeat incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Polls closed in Israel at 5 PM CDT. The results? Netanyahu just declared victory and will likely have enough … Continue reading →

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Rep. Jason Villalba’s War on Photography, Bloggers and Gun Owners

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

There’s been much talk about how State Rep. Jason Villalba’s House Bill 2918 criminalizes bloggers filming police officers, especially if they’re CHL holders who happen to be lawfully carrying at the time. Worse yet, it takes the “some animals are … Continue reading →

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