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LinkSwarm for March 31, 2017

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to April Fool’s Eve! Don’t believe anything you hear tomorrow. Especially if it’s from CNN… Representative Moe Brooks of Alabama offers up a one sentence repeal of ObamaCare: “Effective as of Dec. 31, 2017, the Patient Protection and Affordable … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 17, 2017

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Insert your own Irish-related drinking joke here. President Trump’s approval ratings rise. Did Obama use a British intelligence agency to spy on Trump? (Maybe not.) Did the Obama Administration use Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac as … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz files for Reelection to Senate

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Lawrence Person

After dropping out of the Presidential race, Ted Cruz filed for reelection to the Senate in 2018. You would think this is pretty early, but at least three senators, Democratic Bill Nelson of Florida, Independent Angus King of Maine (who … Continue reading →

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Cruz Filibuster Fallout

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Lawrence Person

A roundup of reactions and fallout from Ted Cruz’s mammoth 21-hour anti-OabamCare speech effort: The battle is joined: There is new leadership in the GOP, whether the party wants to admit it or not: Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Jeff … Continue reading →

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Legislative Mountain Labors To Give Birth to Dead Gun Control Mouse

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Manchin-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 … Continue reading →

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A Dollop of Gun News

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Lots of news in the world of guns and the Second Amendment today, so here’s a quick lunchtime roundup: So Obama has issued his executive orders on guns. The good news is that the Executive Orders themselves are not nearly … Continue reading →

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Democrats Can’t Help Wanting to Ban Guns. It’s What They Do.

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Like a foolish dog returning to eat its own sick, liberals can’t stay away from expressing their long pent-up desire to disarm law-abiding Americans. Their central governing principle is to give more money and power to the federal government (or … Continue reading →

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BattleSwarm Blog’s Election Prediction for 2010: GOP Gains 67 House Seats, 10 Senate Seats

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Lawrence Person

With the election tomorrow, I thought it was high time to offer up my own election predictions. I have carefully and scientifically evaluated each and every House and Senate race, taking into account length of incumbency, previous voting trends for … Continue reading →

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