Daily Archives: February 9, 2004

Stopping reredistricting before it begins

Posted on February 9, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The DLC highlights a proposed amendment to the Alabama state constitution regarding mid-decade redistricting. Down in Alabama, State Rep. Marcel Black of Tuscumbia, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, noticed the very different outcomes of the Colorado and Texas power … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Killer D's | 3 Comments

Coach 2: Electric Boogaloo

Posted on February 9, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

You may recall that I spent a few months last year coaching a Little League team. At the end of the season, I was asked several times by parents, players, and league officials if I would do it again this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Just call me Coach | 4 Comments

Daily News Online

Posted on February 9, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The march of online progressive publishing continues with Daily News Online, a slick-looking collaborative effort (I hesitate to say “blog” because it doesn’t quite look like one, but that may be just me) focusing on current events. There’s an awful … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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And batting second…

Posted on February 9, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I suppose it’s time to do a little navel-gazing about who might run as the Robin to John Kerry’s Batman in November. Not that I’m ahead of the punditry curve here – Mark Evanier quotes someone he describes as “loosely … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The making of the President | 4 Comments

You too can be a pundit

Posted on February 9, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Normally, upon reading an op-ed entitled Call now, and you too can become a pundit and realizing that there isn’t a single mention of blogs or blogging would inspire me to gripe about people who are hopelessly out of touch, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Res ipso loquitor

Posted on February 9, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

From John Williams’s column today: Two Democratic Houston state representatives with re-election races are getting help from Republican House Speaker Tom Craddick. Tonight, Craddick is scheduled to be the “special guest” at a fund-raising reception for Ron Wilson and Harold … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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