Daily Archives: January 28, 2004

For my next trick

Pete suggests a few targets for the Bush Administration whose eradication would make us all better off. I for one can’t find anything to argue with. Check it out. Continue reading

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Nice work if you can get it

You can add this to the total cost of reredistricting in 2003: Lawyer Andy Taylor will bill the state for over $700,000 of legal work. Andy Taylor, a Houston-based attorney, has charged $400 per hour of his time, $200 per … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Killer D's | 14 Comments

Rudy T update

Nice to see that former Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich is doing well after retiring from coaching due to health problems. Among other things, he’s attending basketball games as a fan and a scout. “Everybody likes to have some kind … Continue reading Continue reading

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Kerry On

The Mandatory Punditry Act of 2003 states that I must offer my opinion on the New Hampshire Primary within 48 hours of its conclusion, so I may as well get it over with. First, congratulation to John Kerry for another … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in The making of the President | 9 Comments

Meet the hosts

I can’t help myself. I’m caught up in Local Family Hosts Jimmy Kimmel Mania! The satellite feed was fuzzy in Los Angeles when Jimmy Kimmel announced the Houston-area family he would be staying with during Super Bowl week, so the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Laughter, bribery, and mangled aphorisms

Boy, if this is any indication, the special session on Robin Hood reform that Governor Perry has promised to call is going to be a big frigging catastrophe. There’s almost too much here to chew on. Gov. Rick Perry on … Continue reading Continue reading

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Come join my committee

Got the following in an email tip. Looks to me like his Democratic colleagues in Washington are doing what they can to help out Rep. Chris Bell in the primary: Texas redistricting has proven a major distraction for most incumbent … Continue reading Continue reading

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