Daily Archives: July 27, 2004

My $0.02 on convention blogging

Posted on July 27, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

If I were there, I’d probably spend my time finding people to talk to, and blogging about that. That’s just me, of course – your mileage may vary and all that. That said, Byron’s conversation with Kucinich delegates is the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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School finance lawsuit to proceed

Posted on July 27, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The elephant in the room during the whole school finance reform mess has been a lawsuit by a bunch of school districts, HISD included, which charges the state with not meeting its funding obligations. Today a motion by the state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bell’s doing well

Posted on July 27, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

All things considered, it’s not so bad to be Chris Bell right about now. Since filing an ethics complaint against the House Republican leader from Sugar Land last month, Bell has become a darling of the Democrats. Texan delegates to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Anyone But Craddick

Posted on July 27, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Dave McNeely notes that the Democrats in the State House are aiming to elect a different speaker in 2005. The Democrats, with large eyes, think they they might be able to beat six or seven incumbent Republicans, including two in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Byron gets it right

Posted on July 27, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Regarding last night’s speeches, I think Byron nails this: The only way that Hillary will win the Democratic nomination in 2008 will be if Democrats across the country are fully convinced that she did everything in her power to get … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Timing is everything

Posted on July 27, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Two headlines from yesterday’s Chron: Google stock will start at $108-$135 a share Web worm slows search sites Not that it really mattered, but the second headline appeared later in the day than the first one. Probably just as well … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Atrios unveiled

Posted on July 27, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

By now you’ve probably heard the news that Atrios is psuedonymous no more. His name is Duncan Black – it now says “Eschaton — a weblog by d u n c a n b l a c k” at the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas Tuesdays: Kelly White

Posted on July 27, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I know everyone’s eyes are focused on Boston right now, but back here in Austin we’ve got another fine Texas Tuesdays candidate for your approval in Kelly White, former executive director of SafePlace. Though this is her first run at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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