Daily Archives: April 26, 2004

Repeal the 17th?

Posted on April 26, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Apparently, Tom DeLay supports repealing the 17th Amendment, which allowed for the direct election of Senators. During the House debate last week over reconstituting Congress in the event of a terrorist attack or natural catastrophe, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | 16 Comments

Putting your principles into action, the hard way

Posted on April 26, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

From the WaPo’s Reliable Source column: A Different Kind of Joint Session • Last week the Capitol Police busted a young intern working for Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) for toting a baggie of pot and a bong into the Cannon … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 2 Comments

More on Perry’s school strategy

Posted on April 26, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s an interesting perspective on why Governor Perry proposed the school finance reform solution that he did. The 134 school districts that lose money under the Robin Hood school finance system serve 12 percent of the state’s students. Voters in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 3 Comments

Catholicism and politics

Posted on April 26, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve been rather amused lately watching all of the dust that’s been kicked up over John Kerry’s Catholicism and the attempts by some people to reduce the entirity of Catholic dogma to a litmus test on abortion. Most amusing has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | 4 Comments

Steve Brozak

Posted on April 26, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Meet Steve Brozak, who may have a major role to play in the Democrats’ efforts to win back the House in November. WESTFIELD, N.J. — On a Friday afternoon last April, a couple of weeks after he returned from Iraq, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2004 | 1 Comment