Monthly Archives: July 2018

Flores, Gallego Head For Runoff In SD19

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Lawrence Person

It’s a runoff to replace convicted felon Democrat Carlos Uresti in Senate District 19: Republican Pete Flores and Democrat Pete Gallego are headed to a runoff in the special election to replace convicted former state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio. … Continue reading →

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Special Texas Senate District 19 Election Today

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Lawrence Person

If you live in Texas Senate District 19 (covering parts of San Antonio and much of west Texas), don’t forget to vote in today’s special election to replace resigned Democrat and convicted felon Carlos Uresti. Two tweets on the subject: … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Democratic Party Spokesman: “F*ck Reaching Out To Trump Voters”

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Today’s example of Trump Derangement Syndrome harming Democratic electoral chances comes from Tennessee: A top Tennessee Democratic Party’s communications official made disparaging comments about President Donald Trump and lashed out against a suggestion to reach out to his voters, describing … Continue reading →

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Tank News Roundup for July 29, 2018

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Lawrence Person

There’s been just enough news about tanks lately to make a roundup worthwhile: Israel introduces a new tank: Israel is developing a new, Artificial Intelligence-equipped version of its Merkava tank that is also designed to fight in cities. Israel’s Armored … Continue reading →

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Islamic State Shrinks Again

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Lawrence Person

The ongoing destruction of what remains of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is more of a process than a series of discrete battles at this point. A story I’ve been watching develop the last few weeks has finally … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 27, 2018

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Good economic news tops today’s LinkSwarm. Meanwhile, a passel of Middle East conflict news will have to wait until tomorrow… The U.S. economy grew at 4.1% in Q2. Remember how Paul Krugman said the economy would “never” recover from Donald … Continue reading →

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EU Cries Uncle On Trade Tariffs

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Lawrence Person

When President Donald Trump announced that he was raising tariffs in an attempt to force other countries to lower trade barriers to American goods, All The Best People scoffed. That simply wasn’t the way the trade game was played, old … Continue reading →

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It’s The Smug

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Lawrence Person

In dissecting a Washington Post piece ostensibly on why people like President Donald Trump, but actually yet another “how dare those flyover country rubes pick that jackass Trump over our obviously superior magnificence?” piece, Ann Althouse hits the nail on … Continue reading →

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San Francisco: A Literal Shithole

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Lawrence Person

What does following every far-left Democratic Party/Social Justice Warrior fad get you? You can turn one of the wealthiest cities in the world into a literal shithole: Warning the First: You might not want to watch that before a meal. … Continue reading →

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Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez Overspends $200,000 To Avoid Obeying The Law

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Once again the “specialness” of Travis County Officials costs taxpayers money. This time it was Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez refusal to follow state and local immigration law that was the culprit. Gov. Greg Abbott approved a $23 million grant … Continue reading →

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