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Leland Yee: From the State House to the Big House

Former California State Democratic Senator Leland Yee today was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. “Yee also agreed to forfeit about $33,000, mostly from his campaign account for secretary of state, according to a court filing … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Cleared of Phony Travis County Charges

Travis County’s politicized District Attorney’s office loses yet again: Texas’ highest criminal court on Wednesday dismissed the remaining felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry in the abuse-of-power case that he blamed for his early exit from the Republican presidential … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 19, 2016

Tomorrow (Saturday, February 20) is the South Carolina Republican primary. (Democrats don’t vote in South Carolina until next Saturday, February 27). Current polls have Ted Cruz gaining on Donald Trump. (Hat tip: Conservatives 4 Ted Cruz.) A small LinkSwarm going … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 17, 2016

Early voting started in Texas Monday, which means I’m way behind on covering state and local races. Oh well, maybe later this week… Hillary Clinton didn’t do as badly as expected in New Hampshire. She did worse. Sanders’s margin of … Continue reading →

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Scalia: Conservatives Morn, Liberals Celebrate

The reactions to the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia are still coming in. Conservatives (and some liberals) hailed him as a great justice, a keen mind, and one of the court’s finest writers. Other liberals… Eh. Let’s … Continue reading →

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How the Democratic Party is Going to Screw Bernie Sanders With Superdelegates

It seems that Bernie Sanders supporters are finally waking up to the fact that Democratic Party “Superdelegates” are designed to screw over mere voters unwilling to toe the party line. And this year, that means “Bernie Sanders supporters.” Jim Geraghty … Continue reading →

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“Hillary Clinton has a major honesty problem”

That’s the actual, no kidding headline on this Washington Post piece by Chris Cillizza. Well, the full headline is “Hillary Clinton has a major honesty problem after New Hampshire,” which is true, but it works either way. Indeed, “Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 5, 2016

Presidential elections, Islamic terrorism, gun rights, crooked locksmiths: Something for (almost) everyone in your Friday LinkSwarm: So why did Hillary Clinton take $675,000 for three speeches to Goldman Sachs? “That’s what they offered.” I actually like the refreshing honesty about … Continue reading →

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“Let me please reintroduce myself…”

“…I’m a woman of wealth and taste…” Hillary, you don’t need to reintroduce yourself. The problem isn’t that we don’t know who you are. The problem is that we do know who you are, and entirely too well…

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More Analysis of the Iowa Caucuses

Here are a few of the more interesting pieces pieces of Iowa analysis, along with a dollop of general Presidential Race news): How Ted Cruz won Iowa. Texas Monthly‘s Erica Grieder offers up a field guide to Ted Cruz for … Continue reading →

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