Time for another Texas vs. California roundup!
Posts Tagged ‘Democrats’
Texas vs. California Update for 6/17/13
Monday, June 17th, 2013Public Not So Hot on Unlimited Surveillance State
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013Or so says a CBS poll on the vast NSA/FISA/PRISM monitoring program. Republicans and Independents were pretty strongly against the government reading their emails and seizing their phone records. Democrats, on the other hand, were evenly split; evidently half of them do want Big Brother monitoring their every move…at least when the person in the White House has a (D) after their name.
A less granular Pew poll show more support for the NSA being able to “monitor everyone’s email. Like any poll (much less a Pew poll), I’d take it with a large grain of salt, especially given how ridiculously over-weighted with Democrats this poll is:
The Ten California Cities Most Likely To Declare Bankruptcy
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013Who’s next on the California bankrupt city hit list? Well, USA Today has been kind enough to take a stab at it, and offers up the following likely candidates, listed alphabetically:
Wait, Vernon? Vernon hasn’t already declared bankruptcy? The city that would probably win “Most Corrupt City in California” if not for stiff competition from Bell?
If I had to wager, I’d pick Vernon, though Compton and Mammoth Lake are also good candidates…
Rosemary Lehmberg: Seen at The Gun Show
Sunday, April 28th, 2013
Hat tip: Dwight, who brings us news that Lehmberg “won’t be seeking reelection.” Well, duh. People who have been removed from office don’t run for reelection…
Rosemary Lehmberg: The Hits Keep Coming
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013In a followup to yesterday’s video drop of Travis County’s Democratic DA Rosemary Lehmberg, we now have the dashcam footage of her DWI arrest:
Deputies couldn’t believe who they had stopped
2:10 in, hear her say “My career’s over.”
Yep, pretty much.
(Hat tip: Ramparts 360)
Someone in the Travis County Sheriff’s Office Must Really Hate Rosemary Lehmberg
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Otherwise they would have never released this video of Democratic Travis County DA Lehmberg, who plead guilty to DWI charges:
(Edited to add: Dead video clips replaced with single arrest video. – LP 10/14/19)
MSM 4 Months Ago: Gun Control Inevitable. MSM Today: Gun Control Was Always Impossible
Thursday, April 18th, 2013They say that hindsight is 20/20, but when it comes to issues where the media elite disagree with actual voters, the MSM has always been at war with Eurasia.
Take a look at this Jennifer Steinhauer piece from yesterday explaining that gun control never really had a chance. “They were no match for the reason Democrats have avoided gun control fights for years: a combination of the political anxiety of vulnerable Democrats from conservative states, deep-seated Republican resistance and the enduring clout of the National Rifle Association.” That’s a long-winded way of saying “Voters.” (Hat tip: Dwight.)
Now look at this piece from December 17, 2012 by that same Jennifer Steinhauer:
Demonstrating rapidly shifting attitudes toward gun control in the aftermath of a massacre in a Connecticut school, many pro-gun Congressional Democrats — including Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader and a longstanding gun rights supporter — signaled an openness Monday to new restrictions on guns.
Snip.
The receptiveness to new gun laws from figures like Mr. Manchin suggested the National Rifle Association, long one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington, would face a strong test of its influence in the coming months if it sought to fend off tougher restrictions.
Snip.
On Capitol Hill, Democrats made it clear that they were ready to consider changes after years of pointedly avoiding fights over gun laws lest they face adverse political consequences in swing states and districts.
Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, who has the strong backing of the N.R.A., said Monday that there should be “stricter rules on the books” regarding guns, and he called the school shootings “a game changer.”
So: Victory for the Second Amendment was impossible right up until it was inevitable.
Legislative Mountain Labors To Give Birth to Dead Gun Control Mouse
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013Manchin-Toomey went down in flames today, a cloture vote falling six votes short (including four Democrats (Baucus (MT), Begich (AK), Heitkamp (ND) and Pryor (AK) voting no) of the 60 it needed.
Let’s catalog what Democrats won’t be getting during the current congress, shall we?
This is one case in which the Senate’s deliberative style has worked in conservative’s favor. If Harry Reid had been able to ram through a vote days after the Sandy Hook massacre (as happened in New York), it’s very possible some sort of gun control might have passed. But with time for the knee-jerk emotional response to die down, and for the NRA and gun owners across America to mobilize, all Democrats managed to do was endanger a few senate careers, both among themselves and the RINO herd. Remember Michael Moore declaring how the NRA was doomed?
Didn’t work out that way, did it?
Instead, they got…well, let’s Mr. Wonka break it down for them:
And how about a little sad trombone?
And thanks to Senator Ted Cruz for fighting the good fight.
Shall Not Be Questioned has the blow-by-blow description of the Senate debate.
Liberal Anti-Gun Ads Target…Ted Cruz?
Thursday, April 11th, 2013ObamaOrganizing For America is using anti-gun ads to target Sen. Ted Cruz.
That’s some mighty fine political ad targeting you’ve got going on there, Lou.
The same Ted Cruz that pantsed David Dewhurst in the Republican primary runoff because Dew wasn’t conservative enough?
The same Ted Cruz who was endorsed by Gun Owners of America? (You know, the gun rights group that’s like the NRA, but not so squishy and eager to compromise.)
The same Ted Cruz who beat his opponent in the general election by 16 points?
The same Ted Cruz whose been walking point on Second Amendment Rights in the current congress?
The same Ted Cruz who isn’t up for reelection to the Senate until 2018?
Yeah, that’s a use of liberal money that I’m sure is going to be super-effective.
I hope OFA dumps all their money into ads against Cruz, since it will garner them squat and weaken their ability to place ads elsewhere.
(Hat tip: Rick Perry vs. The World)
Democratic Donor Marc Rosenthal Convicted
Monday, March 25th, 2013From Holly Hansen comes word that Austin attorney and Democratic donor Marc Rosenthal was found guilty of 13 felony counts, including racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud and tampering with a proceeding.
Holly did a great job looking at his state donations, but I wanted to take a gander at his national contributions as well.
He gave $2,300 to Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar in 2008, and another $2,000 in 2010. He also donated $2,000 to Democratic U.S. congressmen Crio Rodriguez in March of 2008 (presumably for the Democratic primary), and then another $2,300 (the maximum donation) in October.
Going back further, Rosenthal donated:
Here in Texas, we tend to convict people for felony jury tampering, no matter how many Democrats they’ve donated to.
I’m sure this fact has absolutely nothing to do with trial lawyer and big Democratic donor Steve Mostyn suddenly deciding to move most of his practice to New York City…