Daily Archives: November 11, 2003

Two thousand white crosses in mute witness stand

One of the things we saw a lot of in France, out where we were in the champagne country near Epernay and Reims, was war memorials. An awful lot of WWI and WWII happened right there, and there’s no forgetting … Continue reading Continue reading

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DeLay proposal spiked

Hot dog! Tom DeLay’s insidious Bacardi-benefitting provision that he tried to sneak into the 2004 defense appropriations bill has been killed. House Armed Services Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), under pressure from the Senate, has ended an attempt by rum maker … Continue reading Continue reading

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Wilson vs Craddick?

I came across the following curious entry in the Quorum Report the other day and have been trying unsuccessfully to find out more information about it. AUTOMATED PHONE EFFORT TO RECRUIT OPPONENT FOR CRADDICK Calls blanketing Midland today [11/7] Dave … Continue reading Continue reading

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John Kerry

So I see that John Kerry Version 2.0 is ready for shipping, and now he’s even anti-Deanier than before. Can’t you just feel the excitement? No? Me neither. And it’s a damn shame. John Kerry, is smart, good looking, a … Continue reading Continue reading

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IRS to investigate DeLay’s PACs

This ought to be fun. Two political action committees formed by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to push Republican causes have failed to disclose required information about their finances, national watchdog groups said in a complaint filed Monday with the … Continue reading Continue reading

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