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Tag Archives: Elections
Venezuela Says “No Mas” To Socialism
It turns out that 100% inflation, widespread repression and corruption and endemic shortages of basic consumer goods are not a recipe for electoral success: Electoral authorities in Venezuela say the opposition coalition won a key two-thirds majority in the National … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy
Tagged Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Hugo Chavez, hyperinflation, Latin America, Nicolas Maduro, socialism, Venezuela
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Bobby Jindal Drops Out
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has dropped out of the 2016 Presidential race. While Jindal is much more qualified to be President than Donald Trump or Carly Fiorina, he was always a longshot, He exceeded expectations in that he outlasted Scott … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans
Tagged 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Bobby Jindal, Elections, Republicans
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Texas Democratic Congressman Ruben Hinojosa Retiring
“Longtime Rio Grande Valley Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (D-Mercedes) is not seeking re-election in 2016.” Rio Grande Valley is the Democratic Party’s last stronghold outside a few urban cores. The Texas 15th Congressional District runs in a strip from the valley … Continue reading
Have Austin Taxpayers Finally Had Enough?
One of the more surprising results from last week’s election was Austin voters defeated a courthouse bond package. Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman, who led the opposition to the courthouse project, said the last-minute defeat of the bonds was … Continue reading
LinkSwarm for November 6, 2015
Another Friday, another LinkSwarm: What’s Obama’s strategy in Iraq and Syria? He doesn’t have one. “Without a clear overarching strategy to resolve the conflict.” Say what you want about Bush, he wanted to win in Iraq. Obama wants to do … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Welfare State
Tagged 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Atlantic City, Austria, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Europe, gambling, George Soros, Guns, Houston, Hungary, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jeb Bush, Jihad, Kentucky, Lamar Smith, LinkSwarm, Matt McCall, New Jersey, Oakland Raiders, Pennsylvania, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Syria, Ted Cruz, Texas, Welfare State
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Constitutional Amendments Pass, Tranny Bathrooms Go Down In Flames
As expected, all seven Texas constitutional amendments passed easily. The two most heavily promoted amendments, Proposition 1 (homestead property tax relief) and Proposition 7 (dedicating sales tax money to the highway fund), each passed with more than 80% of the … Continue reading
Reminder: Constitutional Amendment Election in Texas Today
Here’s my breakdown of the Constitutional Amendments on the ballot. Plus possible local races, like Houston’s tranny bathrooms ordinance. Go vote!
Ted Cruz Hits Homerun Slamming MSM
Ted Cruz hits one out of the park at the latest GOP debate by slamming the MSM’s promotion of trivia over substance: Frank Luntz (insert grain of salt caution here) says the line received the biggest positive response of any … Continue reading
Posted in Media Watch, Republicans, video
Tagged 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Elections, Frank Luntz, Media Watch, Republicans, Ted Cruz, video
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“Right Wing” Party Wins in Poland
This seems to be a week for cracks in the EU’s facade of democratic unity to start appearing all over the place. First Portugal finds out that they’re not allowed to have democracy when it conflicts with EU mandates, and … Continue reading
Portugal Decides EU Mandates Trump Democracy
Portugal has decided that EU economic mandates trump that pesky Democracy: Anibal Cavaco Silva, Portugal’s constitutional president, has refused to appoint a Left-wing coalition government even though it secured an absolute majority in the Portuguese parliament and won a mandate … Continue reading