Daily Archives: October 7, 2004

Compromise on smoking ban

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Looks like a compromise has been reached in the effort to ban smoking in restaurants. Mayor Bill White announced Wednesday that he is drafting an ordinance that would ban smoking in restaurants, but not in bars. “I have been listening … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | 2 Comments

Roundup on DeLay

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Just a sample of what some other folks have said. I’m certain I’ll miss a few, so let me apologize in advance. The Stakeholder is all over this. See here, here, here, and here. Julia brings the snark (I know, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | 2 Comments

Does Ted Poe share our values?

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The title of this post is a play on the NRCC ads that have been hammering Nick Lampson lately. They’re your standard-issue attack ads: grainy images of the target, vague and voluminous accusation of one moral failing or another, an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2004 | 5 Comments

Nader rejected again

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Ralph Nader’s bid to get on the Texas ballot has been rejected by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The state ballot without Nader has already been certified and sent to all 254 Texas counties. Nader tried to get on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The making of the President | 1 Comment

The latest admonitions

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

So now we know that Tom DeLay has been officially admonished again by the House Ethics Committee. The lawmaker from Sugar Land was cited for apparently linking political donations to legislation and for recruiting federal aviation officials to help search … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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