Tag Archives: Democrats

LinkSwarm for December 4, 2011

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been sick this weekend, so here are a few random link of interest before they get positively antique: Dear White Working Class Voters: we don’t need you any more. Love, the Democratic Party. WILLisms provides more information on Texas … Continue reading →

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Ricardo Sanchez’s House Burns Down

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Democratic Senate frontrunner Ricardo Sanchez had pretty horrible Veteran’s Day, as a fire destroyed his San Antonio home. The article linked above states that arson investigators (pace the video) have ruled out foul play. I would like to formally extend … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for Friday, November 11, 2011

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Elizabeth Ames Jones is out, but the other contenders soldier on. Here’s another Texas Senate Race update: David Dewhurst is endorsed by the The Texas Farm Bureau Friends of Agriculture Fund. Given my opposition to agribusiness subsidies, this is not … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Friday, November 11, 2011 (11/11/11)

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I hope you’re celebrating both Veterans Day and Nigel Tufnel Day (11/11/11) today. A few bits of news: Willisms debunks a lot of false claims about Texas jobs. He also notes that Texas leads the nation in exports. Care for … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Updates for October 19, 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz appeared on the Mike Berry radio show: Great line: “Where is it written that Republicans have to be spineless jellyfish?” Cruz will also be (is?) appearing on the Mark Levin show at 7:30 PM. According to an email … Continue reading →

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Whatever Ricardo Sanchez Was Doing in Q3, It Wasn’t Fundraising

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

National Journal is reporting that Ricardo Sanchez raised a disasterous $83,000 in Q3. He also spent over $112,000 for the quarter and finished with $119,000 in the bank. Digging into his Q3 FEC report makes his quarter seem, if anything, … Continue reading →

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Holder Goes With The “I’m Incompetent and Let My Subordinates Handle All Memos” Defense

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

CBS lets Sharyl Attkisson decloak long enough to print Eric Holder’s “I didn’t lie, I swear, I was just incompetent” defense for the Fast and Furious scandal: Holder says that his testimony to Congress, stating he first heard of Fast … Continue reading →

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Some Analysis of the Republican Victory in the New York Ninth Congressional District Special Election

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’m a sucker for wonkish political analysis of voting results, so here are some of the more notable results-scrying for Bob Turner’s win over David Weprin in New York’s Ninth Congressional District after Rep. Anthony “look at my bulge” Weiner … Continue reading →

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85% of a Lucid Essay, or Why Walter Russell Mead Should Have Quit While He Was Ahead

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Everyone and their blogging dog have linked to this Walter Russell Mead essay on “The Progressive Crisis”, mainly because it’s a really good essay, at least until the last few paragraphs. (It is, in turn, partially a critique of Democratic … Continue reading →

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Dissension in the Ranks of the SDEC

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I went poking around the web to see if there were any signs that Ricardo Sanchez was actually assembling something resembling a serious campaign when I stumbled across some intriguing comments from one J. R. Behrman, a member of the … Continue reading →

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