Tag Archives: Democrats

Clinton Foundation Shutting Down Clinton Global Initiative

Remember the Clinton Global Initiative, the arm of the Clinton Foundation that Clinton supporters claimed helps solve “the world’s most pressing challenges,” and which detractors noted was yet another handy tool to line the pockets of the Clintons and their … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 13, 2017

Time to extract more pure wheat from chaff! Glenn Greenwald says Democrats will go to any lengths to avoid blaming themselves for their debacle: I really haven’t experienced anything even remotely like the smear campaign that has been launched by … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for January 12, 2017

It’s been a long time since I compiled one of these, so this is going to be monstrously large. Also, just as I was finishing this up, the San Diego Chargers announced they were moving to Los Angeles. Hell, LA … Continue reading →

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Dawnna Dukes Case Headed to Grand Jury

In an update to the Dawnna Dukes story, her case is headed to a grand jury: Travis County prosecutors and Texas Rangers will present evidence to a grand jury that state Rep. Dawnna Dukes abused the power of her office, … Continue reading →

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The Great Pickup Truck War of 2017

This past week brought one of those small, illuminating skirmishes in the culture wars, this time over that quintessentially Texas vehicle, the pickup truck. First came this New York Times piece by Many Fernandez on the Texas Truck Rodeo. If … Continue reading →

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Dawnna Dukes Changes Course, Refuses to Step Down

Well, this is an interesting turn of events: State Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, has informed Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore that she will not step down from her seat in the Texas House as planned when the House convenes … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 6, 2017

The James Quintero interview on Texas municipal pensions generated a lot of interest, including a piece on Zero Hedge. I mention it here because, being Zero Hedge, the firehose nudged it to page 2 before I could even take a … Continue reading →

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Clinton Corruption Update for January 4, 2017

Sure, the election is over, but Hillary Clinton’s crooked deeds weren’t magically washed away when she was defeated, and no one involved in the many corrupt organizations doing her bidding (the Clinton Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative, the DNC, the … Continue reading →

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Dave Barry 2016 Year in Review

Another year gone, another Dave Barry year in review. Some of the tastier selections: On the Democratic side, Clinton and Sanders are also in a tight and testy battle, although Clinton slowly gains the upper hand thanks to the Democratic … Continue reading →

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Just How Badly Democrats Have Done Under Obama

You’ve read examples of this piece before, but Deroy Murdock offers up a particularly tasty example of the genre: As Obama concludes his reign of error, his party is smaller, weaker, and more rickety than it has been since at … Continue reading →

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