Monthly Archives: April 2017

Breaking: John Wiley Price Walks

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Just after I hit post on today’s LinkSwarm, I see this: In a stunning defeat for federal prosecutors, John Wiley Price, the veteran politician who wields vast power and influence over Dallas County, was on Friday found not guilty of … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Texas | Tagged Crime, Dallas, Democrats, John Wiley Price, Texas | Leave a comment

LinkSwarm for April 28, 2017

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a week, so enjoy an extra-late Friday LinkSwarm There’s lots of meat in President Trump’s tax reform proposal: Individual Reform Tax relief for American families, especially middle-income families: Reducing the 7 tax brackets to 3 tax brackets of … Continue reading →

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A Bad American Thinker Piece on Marijuana

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Paul Ingrassia makes “The Case against Legalizing Marijuana.” It’s a bad piece because it asks the wrong questions, and thus comes to the wrong conclusions. It approaches the question from a harm/benefit analysis angle, without ever pausing to ask: Why … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Regulation | Tagged American Thinker, Crime, marijuana, Paul Ingrassia, Regulation, Wickard vs. Filburn | 3 Comments

Chelsea Clinton Watch: “Please, God, Stop”

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The worst thing about doing a Chelsea Clinton Watch is that anyone, anywhere, would ever need to do a Chelsea Clinton Watch. Yet here we are. Conservatives would be happy to ignore Chelsea Clinton (at least when she’s not aiding … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Media Watch | Tagged Chelsea Clinton, Clinton Foundation, Democrats, Franz Kafka, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Scandals, Kevin D. Williamson, T.A. Frank, Twitter | 2 Comments

Andrew Cuomo’s Fishy Book Royalties

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Lawrence Person

A few days ago news broke of New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo’s fishy book royalties: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported his income last year more than doubled from the previous year, thanks to another round of royalty payments on … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, unions | Tagged Andrew Cuomo, corruption, Democrats, HarperCollins, Jim Wright, New York, unions | Leave a comment

LinkSwarm for April 21, 2017

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Yesterday’s huge Texas vs. California update sucked up all my time, so today’s LinkSwarm is a little lite. Texas residents should remember that tomorrow kicks off a preparedness sales tax holiday, giving you a chance to purchase batteries, fire extinguishers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Jihad, ObamaCare, Regulation, Republicans, Texas | Tagged Democrats, Donald Trump, Egypt, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Jihad, LinkSwarm, Naked Mole Rat, nuclear weapons, Obama, Paris, Regulation, Russia, Sales Tax Holiday, Scott Adams, Ted Cruz, Texas | 1 Comment

Texas vs. California Update for April 20, 2017

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This didn’t get done while I was doing my taxes, but here, at last, is another giant Texas vs. California update: Appeals court finds San Diego’s pension reform legal. “California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal unanimously overturned a 2015 state … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Media Watch, Regulation, Texas, unions, Welfare State | Tagged Anthony Silva, Austin, Boeing, Border Controls, California, CalPERs, CalSTARS, Chuck DeVore, Communism, Dallas, Democrats, environmentalism, Gilroy, Houston, Kubota, Lee Baca, Leslie Eastman, Los Angeles, Media Watch, Medicaid, minimum wage, Nasty Gal, Oakland, Oroville Dam, pension crisis, Permian Basin, Plano, Regulation, rent control, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, San Rafael, Silicon Valley, St. Louis, Stockton, Texas, unions, Vietnam, Welfare State, Wendy's, Zero Hedge | 1 Comment

Easy On, Easy Ossoff: GA06 Goes To Runoff

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Democrats were hoping to pick up a House seat in the special election for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, Newt Gingrich’s old district most recently held by Republican Tom Price, who became President Trump’s Health and Human services secretary. Though Price … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Elections, Republicans | Tagged Democrats, Elections, Georgia, Georgia's 6th Congressional District, Jon Ossoff, Karen Handel, Republicans, Tom Price | Leave a comment

UK PM Theresa May Calls Early Elections

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This is unexpected (at least to me): UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced a plan to call a snap general election on June 8, despite the ruling Tories already having won an absolute parliamentary majority in 2015. Her statement: I … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy | Tagged Bonar Law, Brexit, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Scottish National Party, Theresa May, UK | 1 Comment

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