Daily Archives: April 18, 2005

I-45 town hall video to be on TV

Greetings from Orlando. I’m still getting my convention legs under me, but I expect to have an interesting tale or two to tell in the coming days. This sort of thing is always good for that. The recent I-45 town … Continue reading Continue reading

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On the road again

I’m about to take off for Florida for a couple of days to attend a conference (this one, if anyone reading this happens to be there). As such, things will be a tad slow this week, especially in the approving-comments … Continue reading Continue reading

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Does Berke Breathed read the blogs?

So, um, is it just me, or has anyone else been mentally substituting “political bloggers” for “comics characters” in the last two Opus strips? (For those whose newspapers don’t carry it, the last two strips have been about there are … Continue reading Continue reading

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Is there a Cornyn connection to Abramoff?

The Star Telegram reports on another potential casualty of the Abramoff casino scandal: Senator John Cornyn, from his time as Texas’ Attorney General. The closing of the Speaking Rock Casino near El Paso in February 2002 was one of John … Continue reading Continue reading

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“The Smartest Guys In The Room”

I had the opportunity recently to watch a screener DVD of the documentary movie Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room, based on the book by the same name. It’s a fairly comprehensive and snappy overview of the rise and … Continue reading Continue reading

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