Monthly Archives: April 2015

Texas House Votes To Defang Runaway Travis County Public Integrity Unit

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

More good news from the Texas legislature: The Texas House has voted to remove jurisdiction over statewide elected and appointed officials from Travis County’s corrupt, partisan Public Integrity Unit. Instead, such investigations would be handled by the unimpeachable Texas Rangers … Continue reading →

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Texas House Passes Open Carry

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Lawrence Person

House Bill 910, which gives Texas Concealed Handgun License holders the right to open carry, has passed the Texas House. Since the Senate has already passed a version, and Governor Greg Abbott has promised to sign the bill, its all … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 20, 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Last week was incredibly busy for sundry reasons. It would be nice to get the Friday LinkSwarm back to Friday, but in the meantime, enjoy the Monday version: “One of the reasons why Obamacare remains stubbornly unpopular is because most … Continue reading →

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Greece: Contagion Watch

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Amidst word that other European banks are urging Greek banks to dump Greek securities, and continued mutterings of Greek contingency plans to nationalize banks, Zero Hedge just tweeted this: GREECE ISSUES DECREE TO TRANSFER CASH BALANCES TO CENTRAL BANK — … Continue reading →

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Zeno’s Endgame in Greece

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It’s appropriate that Zeno (the paradox Zeno) was Greek, since Greece appears to have entered Zeno’s Endgame. The country edges ever closer to default, without actually defaulting. Or without the Greek government actually ceasing to spend radically more money than … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton and Sir Mix-A-Lot

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Sometimes I amuse myself: Oh we like big bribes and we cannot lie Those other foreign donors we just can't deny… http://t.co/2o8IWOG5rH @WSJbreakingnews @zerohedge — BattleSwarm (@BattleSwarmBlog) April 15, 2015 Might have some real content coming later today…

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Texas vs. California Update for April 15, 2015

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Hope you’ve finished your taxes already! Time for another Texas vs. California update: Detroit and Stockton’s bankruptcies may signal further problems nationwide, says New York Fed President William Dudley. “While these particular bankruptcy filings have captured a considerable amount of … Continue reading →

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John Wiley Price Update

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Remember John Wiley Price, the longtime Dallas Democratic political fixture arrested on bribery charges? Well, he’s now on his second court appointed lawyer. At taxpayer expense. Price is accused of taking $950,000 in bribes over a decade from businesses seeking … Continue reading →

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“The worst novel ever published in the English language.”

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Lawrence Person

For some reason, yesterday I remembered this novel review from 2003. A Washington Post reviewer calls up the author of The Great American Parade: I tell Burrows that if he is willing to submit to an interview, I am willing … Continue reading →

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Air Force General Who Called Support for A-10 “Treason” Removed From Post

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Here’s an update on my previous post about the latest attempt to kill the A-10: An Air Force general has been removed from his position after warning airmen not to talk to members of Congress about the A-10 “Warthog” attack … Continue reading →

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