Monthly Archives: September 2017

Rep. Steve Scalise Returns to the House Floor

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Lawrence Person

It’s a “got nothing” day, so enjoy this short video of Rep. Steve Scalise (Republican-Louisiana) returning to the House floor three months after being shot by a crazed Democrat. He gets a long standing ovation from the entire House. For … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 29, 2017

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Looks like I’m going to get out of this week without having to do a separate post about the NFL. (Yay me!) A good thing, since I’ve been chronically short of time this week (for work and Reasons). Here was … Continue reading →

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Trump Nominates Don Willett to 5th Circuit

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Good news! AUSTIN — President Trump on Thursday will nominate two conservatives from Texas with compelling personal stories to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, according to a senior administrative official. Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett was cited … Continue reading →

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Hugh Hefner Dead at Age 91

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner has died at age 91. Conservatives will decry Hefner for debasing the culture while libertarians will celebrate his role in unleashing the sexual revolution, but neither view is particularly accurate. Pornography predated Playboy by decades, … Continue reading →

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Corker Retires, Instapundit Demurs

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Setup: “The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., announced Tuesday that he will leave the Senate when his term expires next year, and will not seek re-election.” Shot: Hey @instapundit: now’s your chance! — BattleSwarm … Continue reading →

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Roy Moore Wins in Alabama

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Lawrence Person

“Alabama Republicans on Tuesday voted decisively to nominate Roy Moore, a former state Supreme Court judge, for a U.S. Senate seat, delivering a rebuke to President Donald Trump and the GOP establishment that supported his rival. ” I wasn’t following … Continue reading →

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Anthony Weiner Gets Hard Time

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Lawrence Person

That’s the New York Post headline, and who are we to improve on the experts? The disgraced ex-congressman broke down crying as he was sentenced to 21 months in prison Monday for convincing a high school student to undress and … Continue reading →

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Merkel Wins (Sort Of)

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union once again won the majority of votes in German federal elections. However, it got the smallest share of any of Merkel’s victories, and the “far right” Euroskeptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) entered the Bundestag with … Continue reading →

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Prototype Laser Weapon Shoots Down Drones

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Lockheed Martin has developed a battlefield laser weapon to shoot down drones. Here’s video of it in action. Keep in mind all the caveats of corporate-produced weapon test videos (if a test run was a failure, you wouldn’t be seeing … Continue reading →

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Islamic State Near Collapse?

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Lawrence Person

That’s what this headline implies. The truth is a little less dramatic: Raqqa is on the edge of full liberation and the Islamic State is in retreat everywhere else. Static lines of control that held for months in northern Raqqa … Continue reading →

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