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LinkSwarm for January 29, 2014

Lots of news from around the world, where the global economy is handing like a Kia that’s just started losing traction on an icy hill: Bundesbank: Don’t look at us, broke PIIGS, you’re going to have to screw your own … Continue reading →

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Wendy Davis Continues to Double Down on Stupid

A smart politician, when caught telling a lie, apologizes, corrects the record and moves on. Since the era of Bill Clinton, this is not the way Democrats do things. What Democrats do now is act outraged that critics and political … Continue reading →

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In Which I TweetFisk Wendy Davis’ Non-Denial Denials

Didn’t plan on doing two Wendy Davis pieces in a row, but her latest stream of non-denial denial tweets offered up so many slow, lazy pitches straight over the plate I felt the urge to partake of batting practice: 1. … Continue reading →

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Wendy Davis Pulls in (Extends Pinky) One MILLION Dollars From Dr. Evil, er, Oliver

I’ve been going through Wendy Davis’ finance report. I hope to report some interesting tidbits, but the Statesman beat me to the punch on one of the most interesting, reporting Davis received a hefty (raises pinky) one million dollars from … Continue reading →

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Scenes from the Cornyn-Stockman Senate Race

A few tidbits on this race: Steve Stockman is now accepting Bitcoins for his run against John Cornyn. This is pretty much a gimmick, as the tiny, Slashdot-centric audience who follow Bitcoin are singularly unlikely to involve themselves in Republican … Continue reading →

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Statewide Race Update for December 31, 2013

I thought I would do a better job of keeping tabs on Texas statewide races, but there are just too many for me to do a good job tracking all of them. Going into next year, I’ll try to do … Continue reading →

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Abbott Comes Out For Stronger Privacy Laws, Open Carry, Property Rights to Your Own DNA

Texas Attorney General and 2014 Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott unveiled a number of “We the People” policy initiatives last night at the Northeast Tarrant Tea Party geared toward strengthening the rights of individuals against the power of the state. I … Continue reading →

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Brandon Creighton: Out of Agricultural Commissioner Race, in Senate District 4 Race

Following the unexpected retirement of State Senator Tommy Williams, Brandon Creighton announced he’s dropping out of the Ag Commissioner race to run for state Senate District 4. Republicans still in the Agricultural Commissioner’s race include: J. Allen Carnes (Note: Auto-running … Continue reading →

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Texas Statewide Race Update for October 16, 2013

Slowly but surely I’m digging out from my post-Worldcon backlog, so I hope to do more on various statewide races soon-ish (for certain values of “soon-ish” that work out to “before the end of the year”). Greg Abbott reaches out … Continue reading →

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Texas Statewide Race Roundup for October 2, 2013

Time for another (no doubt incomplete) roundup of statewide race news: Holly Hansen interviews Greg Abbott. Wendy Davis expresses enthusiasm for gun control, because that will go over so well in Texas. Next up: Wendy David calls for banning BBQ, … Continue reading →

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