Daily Archives: June 16, 2004

Dewhurst wants another session

Posted on June 16, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has called on Governor Perry to call another special session on school finance reform. “What I’m worried about is if we don’t get to school finance until the regular session, we’re going to have a lot … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 2 Comments

Bill Bernstein

Posted on June 16, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Vince Leibowitz of the Free State Standard is looking to raise a few bucks for Bill Bernstein, who’s running against Jeb Hensarling in the 5th CD. I have some mixed thoughts about this, so please bear with me while I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2004 | 1 Comment

I thank you, too

Posted on June 16, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not sure where the Chron found new bidness columnist Loren Steffy, but so far I’ve generally enjoyed his work. I particularly like today’s column about the lottery, written as the record jackpot is luring suckers hopefuls from out of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Other punditry | 1 Comment

Cell phone virus

Posted on June 16, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

This was bound to happen sooner or later. The first ever computer virus spread by mobile phones has been sent to anti-virus firms. No infections have been reported and the worm is harmless but it is proof that mobiles are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 3 Comments

Electoral vote change?

Posted on June 16, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

So there’s an initiative being proposed in Colorado that would change their winner-take-all allocation of electoral votes to a proportional allocation. I’m neutral on this for now – it seems to me that if this idea catches on, we may … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The making of the President | 4 Comments

Bell makes it official

Posted on June 16, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Rep. Chris Bell has officially filed his ethics complaint against Tom DeLay. Hold on to your hats, it could get bumpy from here. Talk of retaliation is already in the air. A DeLay ally, Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.), said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | 4 Comments