Monthly Archives: December 2017

Quick Impressions: Texas U.S. Second Congressional District Race

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Lawrence Person

I was going to do one big roundup of competitive Texas U.S. Congressional races, but the more I started digging in, the more I thought each race deserved its own entry. So let’s start with the Second Congressional District. Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2018 Election, 2nd Congressional District, Baker Botts, Charlie Geren, Dan Crenshaw, David Balat, Democrats, Jonny Havens, Kathleen Wall, Kevin Roberts, Republicans, Rick Walker, Ted Poe, Texas, Todd Litton | Leave a comment

Deadline Filing Passes: Quick Impressions on Texas Statewide Races

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Monday was the deadline to file for the 2018 Texas primaries. You have to give credit to whoever in the Texas Democratic Party was in charge of candidate recruitment: unlike many previous years, “Democrats put up candidates for every statewide … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2018 Election, 2018 Texas Gubernatorial Race, Andrew White, Democrats, George P. Bush, Jerry Patterson, Lupe Valdez, Matt Mackowiak, Republicans, Sid Miller, Texas, Trey Blocker | Leave a comment

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Passes House

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Good news! In a resounding show of support for the Second Amendment, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a legislative package that included H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, and H.R. 4477, the Fix NICS … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Guns | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CHL, Democrats, Guns, Henry Cuellar, national carry reciprocity, Texas, Vicente Gonzalez | Leave a comment

Islamic State All But Destroyed

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Lawrence Person

After having secured the Syrian border, Iraq has declared the war against the Islamic State over. Syria strongman Bashar Assad’s patrons the Russians have likewise declared Syria liberated from the Islamic State as well. Both of these statements are slightly … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military | Tagged al-Baghdadi, Bashar Assad, Deir ez-Zor, Egypt, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, John Bolton, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Military, Omar Mohammed, rape, Russia, Sufi, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, Yazidi | Leave a comment

Have Democrats Found Their 2018 Paul Sadler?

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Lawrence Person

After having gay leather bar owner Jeffrey Payne and perennial candidate Grady Yarborough as their ostensible gubernatorial frontrunners, Democrats finally seem to have lured someone who’s won at the county level to the race in the form of Dallas County … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Texas | Tagged 2018 Election, 2018 Texas Gubernatorial Race, Adrian Ocegueda, Andrew White, Cedrick Davis Sr., Democrats, Elections, Garry Brown, gay, Grady Yarbrough, Jeffrey Payne, Joe Mumbach, Lee Weaver, Lupe Valdez, Texas, Tom Wakely | 1 Comment

LinkSwarm for December 8, 2017

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Last night mother nature dumped a bunch of snow on Austin…very little of which stayed on the ground through this morning. Which is just fine for those of us who have jobs. I’ll still sorting out the latest DOJ/FBI revelations … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Republicans, Texas, video | Tagged Argentina, Arizona, Border Controls, California, Crime, Cristina Fernandez, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Houston, Iran, J.J. Watt, Japan, Jihad, Jose Altuve, Las Vegas, Mohammed bin Salman, Nancy Pelosi, Republicans, Rinkeby, Robert Menendez, Ruben Kihuen, Saudi Arabia, Scott Walker, Shane Falk, Sweden, Tesla Motors, Texas, video, wildfire, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

Al Franken Decade Finally Ends

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Democratic Sen. Al Franken finally bowed to the inevitable: Sen. Al Franken said he would resign from the U.S. Senate on Thursday following mounting allegations of sexual harassment and loss of support by fellow Democrats, a stunning and rapid fall … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats | Tagged Al Franken, Democrats, sex offender | 2 Comments

Bring Me My Bow Of Burning Gold

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Wednesday President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, finally fulfilling the terms of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995. (Trivia: It passed the Senate by a vote of 93-5. The only Democrat to vote against it? Sen. Robert Byrd.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad | Tagged Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Hamas, Israel, Jerusalem, Jihad, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, Netherlands, Palestinians, Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Leave a comment

Democratic Dirtbag Update

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Lawrence Person

A few quick updates on various stories of sleazy antics from Democratic politicians: Former Florida Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown was sentenced to five years in prison for using a charity as her own personal slush fund. (Previously. Also see Dwight … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Waste and Fraud | Tagged Al Franken, Corrine Brown, Crime, Democrats, fraud, John Conyers, Nancy Pelosi, Ruben Kihuen, sex offender | Leave a comment

Texas Republicans Behaving Badly

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Republican congressmen have not been immune to the sexual harassment revelations sweeping the nation. There’s one that has been swept up, and there’s one that really hasn’t, but who’s been swept up into the “sexual misconduct” category anyway, and who’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2018 Election, Blake Farenthold, Joe Barton, Republicans, Texas | 1 Comment

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