Tag Archives: Elections

UK’s Labour Party Swerves Hard Left, Elects Jeremy Corbyn Head

UK’s Labour Party just elected hard lefty Jeremy Corbyn as leader. How hard lefty? He makes Bernie Sanders look like Bob Dole: Nothing should detract from his record as an unreconstructed socialist peacenik. He is stridently anti-American and has declared … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Suspends Presidential Campaign

“Former Texas governor Rick Perry effectively ended his second campaign for president Friday, becoming the first candidate to exit the race as his attempt to mount a do-over of his disastrous 2012 run fell short.” Snip. “Perry had struggled to … Continue reading →

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Wallace Hall/Joe Straus Update

Got a bunch of links building up concerning Wallace Hall, Joe Straus and related topics that I’m just going to shotgun out here: UT reforms admissions process so it can only admit unqualified, well-connected students if it really, really wants … Continue reading →

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VP Joe Biden Meeting With Top Democratic Fundraisers

Hmmm, I wonder what that could possibly be about… Also, according to Ace, Biden has reportedly offered Elizabeth Warren the VP spot and promise to run a one-and-done Presidency. That would make things very interesting indeed.

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LinkSwarm for August 21, 2015

Small LinkSwarm this time. “Hillary Clinton is the contemporary poster child for special privileges for the rich and powerful.” Latest Iran deal revelation: Iran gets to self-inspect their own nuclear site. But Kerry did get them to agree to pinky … Continue reading →

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Larry Correia Predicts Cruz/Clinton Contest

I missed this when it went up last week, but Larry Correia put up interesting post predicting the 2016 Presidential nominees: “My prediction is that the republican nominee will be Ted Cruz.” “Barring the highly unlikely event that Hillary gets … Continue reading →

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Camille Paglia Interview Part 3: Addressing the 2016 Field

And here’s the third part of that Camille Paglia interview. Here she takes on the 2016 Presidential field. As you might expect from someone who voted for the Green Party in 2012 and who profeses herself a fan of Sen. … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Declares Victory Over The New York Times

Last week, the New York Times seemed as determined to keep Ted Cruz’s new book A Time For Truth off their bestseller list as the BBC was to keep the Sex Pistol’s “God Save the Queen” out of the #1 … Continue reading →

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Jeb Bush First, Ted Cruz Second in 2015 Q1/Q2 Fundraising

Those who thought that Ted Cruz couldn’t raise enough money to be a viable presidential contender might want to reconsider. Jeb Bush’s fundraising totals for the first half of 2015 were eye-popping: $114 million raised ($103 million of which came … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker Joins the 2016 Presidential Race

Just in case you hadn’t heard, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker officially joined the 2016 Presidential race. I would say that Walker is the real frontrunner, no matter what some polls might indicate. Facing down unions in the Wisconsin recall election … Continue reading →

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