Monthly Archives: March 2016

Texas vs. California Update for March 31, 2016

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Lots of Texas vs. California linky goodness, much of it via Jack Dean at Pension Tsunami, who’s been emailing me links of significant interest. Texas continues to grow: As last week’s US Census Bureau population estimates indicated, the story of … Continue reading →

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Legendary Nazi Commando Otto Skorzeny Was Secretly a Hitman for Mossad

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Lawrence Person

This is a pretty amazing story: On September 11, 1962, a German scientist vanished. The basic facts were simple: Heinz Krug had been at his office, and he never came home. The only other salient detail known to police in … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker Endorses Ted Cruz

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Lawrence Person

This won’t hurt Ted Cruz’s chances: Washington (CNN)Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker formally endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday, saying he is “a strong new leader” and “constitutional conservative.” “After all these years of the Obama-Clinton failures, it’s time we … Continue reading →

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Hillary’s Email Scandal: Worse Than You Thought

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The Washington Post has a long piece up on how Hillary Clinton’s private email server scandal unfolded. Though quite restrained by the standards of the blogsphere, it paints a devastating portrait of Clinton and her aides not only blithely unconcerned … Continue reading →

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.50 BMG vs. Peeps

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy this traditional Easter offering of a .50 BMG round vs. a long row of Peeps. It’s hardly a fair fight…

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Bomb Blast Targeting Christians in Lahore Pakistan Kills 56

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Another day, another Jihad suicide bombing: An explosion ripped through a crowded Pakistan park where Christians were celebrating Easter on Sunday, killing at least 56 people, officials told AFP. About 150 people were injured when a suicide bomber detonated explosives … Continue reading →

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That “Cruz Adultery” Story is Ludicrous

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Lawrence Person

It looks like someone in Donald Trump’s orbit fed the National Enquirer a Ted Cruz adultery story originally peddled by Marco Rubio allies. The story is pretty much laughable, not only for the fact that it’s deeply out of character, … Continue reading →

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48 More Waco Bikers Indicted

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Another update on the aftermath of the Waco shootout: A Texas grand jury indicted 48 more bikers Wednesday in connection with a May 2015 shootout outside a Twin Peaks restaurant that left nine dead, bringing the total number of people … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for March 24, 2016

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California update: California’s underfunded pension debts put it $175.1 billion in the red. “More than 51 percent ($89.9 billion) of the negative $175.1 billion consists of unfunded, employee-related, long-term liabilities.” (Hat tip: Pension Tsunami.) A … Continue reading →

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Most 538 Scenarios Show Trump Failing to Clinch 1,237 Delegates by the Convention

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Lawrence Person

For all that Donald Trump has roiled this primary season, he’s still far from clinching the nomination. In fact, the consensus scenario over at FiveThirtyEight shows him falling short at 1,208 delegates. More discussion of their methodology is here. Note, … Continue reading →

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