Monthly Archives: December 2017

Tax Cut Passes, Millions Not Dead

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Lawrence Person

So tax cut bill finally passed the House and the Senate and is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk to sign. Not a single Democrat voted for the bill, House or Senate. It’s not a perfect bill, but there are … Continue reading →

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battleswarmblog.com: Now With Added https

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

I finally got off my lazy butt and got an SSL certificate for this blog. So the official address is now https://www.battleswarmblog.com (note the new all important “s” after “http”). FYI, my SSL certificate was free through WordPress and the … Continue reading →

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Charles Cooke Swats Flies With Howitzers

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This close to Christmas it’s temping to throw in the towel and say “See you next year!” But I’m made of sterner stuff. Well, slightly sterner stuff, since this is some lazy blogging in its own right. So here are … Continue reading →

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Quick Impressions: Texas Third Congressional District

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Republican incumbent Sam Johnson announced he was retiring way back in January, so the field for this open seat has had a lot more time to develop than the Second or the Twenty Seventh. The district, made up of suburbs … Continue reading →

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Obama Let Hezbollah Sell Cocaine in U.S.

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This should take still more of the shine off Obama’s plastic halo: In its determination to secure a nuclear deal with Iran, the Obama administration derailed an ambitious law enforcement campaign targeting drug trafficking by the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, … Continue reading →

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Snowflake Smackdown

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Law professor Adam J. MacLeod of Faulkner University lays down a serious smackdown to the millennial snowflakes infesting his classroom: First, except when describing an ideology, you are not to use a word that ends in “ism.” Communism, socialism, Nazism, … Continue reading →

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That Silly Daily Caller/Ajit Pai Net Neutrality Harlem Shake Video Google Tried to Ban

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This is a very silly video from the Daily Caller featuring FCC Chairman Ajit Pai making fun of “Net Neutrality” that Google tried to ban. It’s back up. Google not wanting you to see it makes it a good idea … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 15, 2017

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Another week, another abbreviated LinkSwarm. I’m running out of year and a variety of tasks (including work) keep crowding more extensive blogging out. Gallup poll shows support for decreasing immigration holding steady. (Hat tip: Mickey Kaus’ Twitter feed.) More on … Continue reading →

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Blake Farenthold Withdraws From Primary

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Breaking news: U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, under fire over a sexual harassment lawsuit, will withdraw from the March 6 Republican primary. Mike Bergsma, chairman of the Nueces County Republican Party, told the Caller-Times he was told this morning by Farenthold’s … Continue reading →

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Texas Jihadi Arrested

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Another Texas jihadi arrested: A Texas man was arrested Friday for “unlawfully distributing explosive making information and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS),” according to the Department of Justice. Kaan Sercan Damlarkaya, … Continue reading →

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