Daily Archives: March 19, 2006

As the Yates retrial is set to start

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Couple of worthwhile articles on the imminent Andrea Yates retrial in the Chron today. First, on why the insanity defense is both a terribly blunt instrument as well as a crapshoot. Between 2001 and 2004, four Texas women became famous … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 6 Comments

From the “Wish I’d said that” files

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Eye on Williamson brings the best quote I’ve heard this week, from the RSS feed for the subscription-only Texas Weekly: While former Comptroller John Sharp and the rest of Gov. Rick Perry’s tax reform commission works on proposed revisions to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Et tu, Bob?

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

At this point, I don’t know if the rumors about Bob Gammage throwing his support to Carole Keeton Strayhorn will turn out to be true or not. But I do know this: If that does happen, then those obituaries I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2006 | 6 Comments