Daily Archives: September 15, 2003

Senate meets and adjourns

Posted on September 15, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Byron has most of the coverage worth reading. Basically, the Senate convened, a quorum was announced, and a motion to adjourn was recognized and approved, all before the Texas Ten entered. The gallery, which was packed with Texas Ten supporters, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Roy Moore in Houston

Posted on September 15, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Ugh. Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, whose efforts to install a monument to the Ten Commandments in the rotunda of his state’s Judicial Building were thwarted by federal courts, spent a busy Sunday in Houston promoting his cause. The same … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A curious underestimation

Posted on September 15, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Several people have noted this Salon interview with Tucker Carlson, mostly for his unflattering words about Karen Hughes. Reading through the interview for myself this morning, I was struck by a comment that I haven’t seen anyone else mention so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Peter Ueberroth

Posted on September 15, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

It’s just as well for Kevin that Peter Ueberroth has dropped out of the California recall election. Gary Huckabay at the Baseball Prospectus wrote on Friday in a behind-the-paid-firewall article that Ueberroth gets an awful lot of credit for doing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Perry’s Mulligan

Posted on September 15, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Although I expect Texans will be disappointed with the inability to accomplish this task, I believe Texans would be even more disappointed if we expend considerable sums of taxpayer money to call a special session that has no promise of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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