Daily Archives: March 3, 2002

Afghanistan and the lessons of Y2K

Posted on March 3, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

After reading Gary Farber’s thorough takedown of The Guardian‘s resident idiot, I got to thinking how a presumably intelligent person could be so utterly off-base. It’s not so much that Mary Riddell and those like her are guaranteed to be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Disney sequels

Posted on March 3, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to comment on the recent spate of sequels to classic animated Disney movies, but Oliver Willis beat me to it. What he said. Continue reading →

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Chron endorses Morales over Sanchez

Posted on March 3, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Chronicle has endorsed Dan Morales in the Democratic primary for Governor. This is unlikely to mean anything, since the Chron is a lead-pipe cinch to back Governor Goodhair in November, and since Tony Sanchez is virtually certain to be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The dog who didn’t bark

Posted on March 3, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

More interesting than the Chron’s endorsement of Dan Morales is their strange silence regarding the Republican primary for US House District 22, which is Tom DeLay’s home base. Their master list of endorsements from last week includes a pick in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Have office, will run

Posted on March 3, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

One of the things I like about the primary season is the annual game of finding the perennial candidates. The Republicans have one who makes it more of a challenge to spot him because he runs under a different name … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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