Daily Archives: October 4, 2004

The bulb goes on

Posted on October 4, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

How many members of the Bush administration does it take to change a light bulb? None. “There’s nothing wrong with that light bulb. It has served us honorably. When you say it’s burned out, you’re giving encouragement to the forces … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hubener and Miller

Posted on October 4, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Katy Hubener will be in Austin tonight for a fundraiser. I’m just going to crib from Byron here: Help take back the Texas House! Do your part to meet a rising star in the Texas Democratic party: KATY HUBENER, Candidate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts about the baseball playoffs

Posted on October 4, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

What can you say about the Astros? They won 36 of their last 46 games, which is just outrageous. They also owe some thanks to the Cubs. Check the standings in today’s paper. Over the last 10 games, the Stros, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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On to the next debate

Posted on October 4, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

So Kerry appears to have won the post-debate spin as well as the debate, and it’s showing in the polls. Of course, as Steve Casburn reminds us, Walter Mondale did pretty well in the first debate of 1984, too, so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DeLay slinks in

Posted on October 4, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

This is hilarious: Tom DeLay was scheduled to be in Austin at 11 AM today for a fundraiser for his own campaign. Democrats were going to greet him with a protest outside the venue. Apparently, the thought of that so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Voter reg deadline

Posted on October 4, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The bad news: Today is the deadline to register to vote for the 2004 election in the state of Texas. If you are still unregistered, you pretty much need to haul ass to a County Clerk or Tax Assessor office, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Per mile instead of per gallon

Posted on October 4, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

As a mass-transit-loving, short-commute-driving liberal, I can certainly get behind proposals like this. I just have a hard time believing they’ll ever see the light of day around here. Texas is among a group of states researching how to replace … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 17 Comments