Daily Archives: April 10, 2006

Senfronia Thompson announces for Speaker

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

To paraphrase from PinkDome, the upcoming special session just got more special: State Rep. Senfronia Thompson of Houston has announced her intent to run for House Speaker. Here’s the Quorum Report, which is the first on the scene: This afternoon, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Metro public meetings on Richmond rail this week

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

RichmondRail.org reminds us of the upcoming public meetings to be held on the location for the Universities light rail line. There are 4 Public meetings this week as shown below. All meetings start at 6:30 PM – show up early … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ignorance may be bliss, but it isn’t competence

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The dumbing down of our political discourse continues apace. “Politics is the only field in which the more experience you have, the worse you get. And I have no political experience whatsoever,” said the musician-comic-author. I’ll give you four guesses … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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25 years of Fernandomania

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

On a happier baseball note, Jay Jaffe celebrates his fifth blogiversary by recalling that a quarter century ago yesterday, a pudgy 20-year-old from Mexico toom the mound in Dodger Stadium and shut out the Astros. Seven starts and four more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Here comes the whitewash

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Have I mentioned lately that Chron sportswriter Richard Justice is an idiot? In case I haven’t, let me correct that oversight: Richard Justice is an idiot. I’m sure it makes him feel all tingly and self-righteous to advocate wiping out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Who gets the tax break?

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Vince points to this El Paso Times story, which notes that the same flaw exists in the TTRC plan as was in the previous tax-swap plan, albeit to a lesser degree: Most people won’t get much of a tax reduction, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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National Day of Action on immigration today

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Today is the National Day of Action for immigration rights that I mentioned last week. For information on how, when, and where to participate, see Dos Centavos and The Red State. South Texas Chisme has a news roundup of other … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Some DeLay reading to start your week

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I felt like taking the rest of the day off Sunday, so here’s some collected reading on all things DeLay-ish for you to scan through as you start your week. Cris Feldman, the winning attorney in the TRMPAC lawsuit, writes … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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