Daily Archives: November 4, 2005

We have a committee

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

John Sharp, America’s loneliest committee chair, won’t be lonely for much longer. PerryVsWorld has the list of folks who are supposedly filling out the panel. Ladies and gentlemen, start your search engines. Oh, and I believe the answer to the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More attacks on the Texas Lottery

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Today is apparently Release Embarrassing Emails Day. Next up, the Texas Lottery Commission, an agency that ought to be pretty accustomed to embarrassing revelations these days. The House committee that oversees the Texas Lottery is investigating claims by a senior … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Brownie’s beautiful mind

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the email correspondence of Mike “You’re doing a heck of a job, Brownie!” Brown. Even as subordinates warned him that the flooding of New Orleans was a matter of life or death, Michael Brown, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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That other Prop 2

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

You may recall last year’s Propositions 1 and 2, which were revenue cap measures on the City of Houston ballot. Both passed, with establishment-backed Prop 1 getting more votes. The city says that means that by the Houston charter, only … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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First class all the way, baby!

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’ll say this for Tom DeLay: The man knows how to travel in style. Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) “filed a report with the Clerk of the House of Representatives indicating he received free travel valued at $13,998.55 from Fox News … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where does Bill White go from here?

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Kristin Mack writes about the Bill White buzz. Mayor Bill White says he is not running for governor in 2006. Well, he doesn’t say that exactly. What he says, when asked, and it has come up lately: “I intend to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Time for the daily salute to the new judge

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

And we have a new judge in the DeLay money laundering trial: Pat Priest. A Democratic judge was named on Thursday to preside over the money-laundering and conspiracy case against U.S. Republican Rep. Tom DeLay in an appointment made by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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