Daily Archives: March 16, 2005

Little paisley pill

I should have linked to Prescription for Change and the awesome animation/Lounge Lizards song when Scott first announced it, but as is sometimes the case, it got lost in my to-be-blogged pile. I’m glad to see that it’s been getting … Continue reading Continue reading

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Single fatherhood II: The baby strikes back

Tiffany took Business Trip #2 yesterday – she just called from IAH and should be home soon – so I got to spend some more time as Single Dad. As with the first time, I got a lot of help … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in See, I do have a life! | 6 Comments

Checking in on HoustonDemocrats.com

I have to say, I was excited at the prospect of a Harris County Democratic Party blog from the time I first heard about it, and since its launch late last week, it’s been exceeding my expectations. You don’t have … Continue reading Continue reading

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A little transportation action

There’s more anti-Trans Texas Corridor activity in the House, and it’s coming from both sides of the aisle. State Rep. Garnet Coleman has filed a bill seeking to bar the state from spending money on the Trans-Texas Corridor until 2007 … Continue reading Continue reading

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What will the Astrodome be today?

Haven’t we heard this story before? Astrodome Redevelopment Co. is continuing to look at whether it makes good business sense to spend hundreds of millions to turn the building into a mammoth, luxury convention hotel. The company, selected by the … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 10 Comments

Bernie and Kenny Boy

Well, now that the vaunted honest idiot defense has failed and Bernie Ebbers faces a stretch in the Big House, the question becomes How will this affect Kenny Boy? “The Ebbers trial is a bellwether for Lay,” said David Berg, … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Enronarama | 2 Comments

Now it’s ARMPAC’s turn

He can deny it all he likes, but the documentation of Tom DeLay’s wrongdoing keeps piling up. U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s federal leadership political fund apparently coordinated with a Texas committee to deliver $23,000 in contributions to Texas … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Scandalized! | 3 Comments

The most important right

Greg Moses is still wading through documents from the Heflin Challenge, and he keeps putting out useful and interesting articles on what he’s found. Stay on top of it all here, here, here, and here. One of the better questions … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2004 | 1 Comment