Daily Archives: November 20, 2003

Former Air Force general backs Dean

Posted on November 20, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know if this counts as a trend, but I like it anyway. Retired Gen. Merrill “Tony” McPeak, the former Air Force chief of staff who endorsed George W. Bush in 2000, has left the Republican fold and is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The making of the President | 21 Comments

Dewhurst still doesn’t get it

Posted on November 20, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

David Dewhurst really really doesn’t want to take his legislative fingers out of the state universities’s tuition decisions. “We’ve expected tuition increases by all of our universities and I appreciate the fact that the UT Board of Regents has held … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ratliff resigns

Posted on November 20, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

It’s official. He’s departing on January 10. The Morning News answers a key question: If Mr. Ratliff resigns early, it would trigger a special election to replace him. The Legislature is not scheduled to return in regular session until January … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A common fallacy

Posted on November 20, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Radley Balko, in writing about baseball’s legitimacy problem vis-a-vis steroid usage, falls victim to a common and annoying fallacy when discussing the effect of allegedly amped-up players on the sport’s record books. While I don’t think steroids should be illegal, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball | 2 Comments

Wait, wait, don’t tell me…

Posted on November 20, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Look at the following clip from today’s Chron and see if you can pass the pop quiz at the end: A Metro light rail car and a [vehicle] collided downtown during the train’s test run Wednesday night. Police said it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 4 Comments