Monthly Archives: March 2017

TPPF Call on ObamaCare Replacement: “Mend and Expand, Not Repeal and Replace”

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Lawrence Person

I just got off a conference call with the Texas Public Policy Foundation on the House GOP ObamaCare replacement discussed yesterday. Here are some brief notes from the call: Chris Jacobs: Only one mandate repealed, retains the rest and maintains … Continue reading →

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TPPF Looks at House’s ObamaCare Repeal and Replace Plan…and is Not Impressed

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Lawrence Person

House Republicans have finally produced the long-awaited ObamaCare replacement bill. Chris Jacobs of the Texas Public Policy Foundation took a look at the plan and was distinctly unimpressed: The bill falls far short of making good on the promise to … Continue reading →

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Trying to Make Sense of #Obamagate Wiretapping

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The latest controversy began, as so many seem to, with a President Trump tweet: Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism! — Donald J. Trump … Continue reading →

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NRA Sticks It To The New York Times

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Via Ace of Spades comes this masterful NRA slam of the New York Times:

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Charles Murray Attacked

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Lawrence Person

In case you missed the news, author and sociologist Charles Murray was physically attacked at Middlebury College in Vermont: A violent “mob” attacked controversial author Charles Murray and a Middlebury College professor as they left a campus building Thursday night … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 3, 2017

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! (On a personal note, if you know of any technical writing positions here in the Austin area, please let me know.) U.S. troops in Iraq finally get to enjoy sane rules of engagement. (Hat tip: … Continue reading →

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Hillary Backer Dan Grilo Gets Himself Fired

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Lawrence Person

No one should have expected Democrats to like Trump’s speech, but even I didn’t expect the irrational ire expressed over Trump’s tribute to Senior Chief William “Ryan” Owens and his widow. After all, tributes to fallen American soldiers have long … Continue reading →

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UT Abandons Plans to Expand to Houston

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This is biggish news: The University of Texas system is cancelling it’s controversial plans for a huge new campus in Houston: Chancellor William McRaven said Wednesday he will no longer pursue a project on 300-plus acres in Houston. “I was … Continue reading →

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Etched in Eternity: Senior Chief William “Ryan” Owens

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Easily the most emotional part of President Trump’s joint address to congress was his tribute to fallen Senior Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens, the first solider who died under President Trump’s watch, with his widow Carryn Owens in the … Continue reading →

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