Daily Archives: April 4, 2005

They’re asking for it

Posted on April 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Via Josh Marshall, the following words were spoken on the floor of the Senate by the junior Senator from Texas, John Cornyn: I don’t know if there is a cause-and-effect connection but we have seen some recent episodes of courthouse … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in National news | 15 Comments

Who has the jurisdiction?

Posted on April 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Statesman takes a look at the question of jurisdiction over Tom DeLay, a question that I’ve ruminated about a few times. State law generally prohibits spending corporate money on campaigns. But [Travis County DA Ronnie] Earle always has faced … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Laurence Laurenzano

Posted on April 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

My dad emailed me yesterday to give me the sad news that my middle school band director, Laurence Laurenzano, had passed away. If there’s one person responsible for instilling in me a love of making music, it’s Larry Laurenzano. I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 13 Comments

DeLay: Is not!

Posted on April 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The official Tom DeLay response to the poll that shows voters in his district don’t like him so much is sticking his fingers in his ears and chanting “LA LA LA I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!” A DeLay aide pointed out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I live for this

Posted on April 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Opening Day. Yankees over Red Sox. Life is good. It was a little strange seeing the Yankees in the first game of the season (I for one kinda liked the tradition of the Reds kicking things off), and on a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball | 4 Comments

Just say No to drug task forces

Posted on April 4, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Looking for a nice easy-to-understand bullet point list of reason why drug task forces are a bad idea? Grits is the place. Continue reading →

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