Monthly Archives: January 2016

Ted Cruz vs. Donald Trump Update for January 31, 2016

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Another installment on the battle between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Many of these links come from http://conservatives4tedcruz.blogspot.com/. In Iowa it’s everyone vs. Cruz. Cruz blasts Iowa governor Terry Branstad for his family benefiting from ethanol subsidies. Glenn Beck’s site … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz vs. Donald Trump Roundup for January 30, 2016

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Another installment on the battle between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Many of these links come from http://conservatives4tedcruz.blogspot.com/ (no #CruzCrew email briefing today). “Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign announced Friday it ended 2015 with $19 million in the bank.” That’s all … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz vs. Donald Trump Roundup for January 29, 2016

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Another installment on the battle between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Many of these links come from the #CruzCrew daily briefings I get via email, and from http://conservatives4tedcruz.blogspot.com/. American Thinker makes the case for Cruz: Unlike so many previously promising … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz vs. Donald Trump Roundup for January 28, 2016

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Lawrence Person

With the Iowa Caucuses happening next week, I thought I’d finally concentrate on the big contest shaping up between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. I’m backing Cruz, but this election year has been so odd I couldn’t possibly predict the … Continue reading →

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Republican Lujan Beats Democrat Urasti in Special Election for San Antonio State Rep District

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Well, I’m not sure many people saw this coming: Winning in a district long held by Democrats, Republican John Lujan outpolled Tomás Uresti in Tuesday’s special runoff in Texas House District 118. Filling a seat vacated last year by former … Continue reading →

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Friedrichs v. California Teachers’ Association: The Ring Reaches Mount Doom

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Lawrence Person

While the rest of the country was tuned into The Trump Show playing before the Black Gate, Friedrichs vs. California, a plucky little court case with the power to unmake the Democratic Party, has finally reached Mount Doom. In brief, … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz has picked up the endorsement of former Texas governor Rick Perry for President, and will help campaign as a surrogate for Cruz in Iowa. It’s not a huge endorsement, given how Perry’s own presidential campaign flamed out, but … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 22, 2016

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Been a trying week. Have a Friday LinkSwarm, on me… Mark Steyn reiterates his central thesis. Namely secular welfare state = low birth rates = import of Muslim immigrants = extinction of the west. “It’s Still the Demography, Stupid.” Welcome … Continue reading →

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Finding the Stall Speed on an SR-71

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Q: What happens when you discover the stall speed on an SR-71 while doing a low pass? A: Best flyover ever!

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Waco Shootout Update: The View From the Cossacks

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The Dallas Observer has two interesting pieces up on the Waco biker shootout: First, a profile of the Cossacks, which paints them as a tough but mostly mostly law-abiding group. Much of the piece covers Jake “Rattle Can” Rhyne, a … Continue reading →

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