Daily Archives: October 2, 2006

What does your Representative think about Mark Foley?

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Josh Marshall says: In my post a short while ago, I wrote: “And what happens when Joe Sestak asks Curt Weldon whether he’s lost confidence in Denny Hastert? How does that conversation go?” Let’s make this more than hypothetical. What … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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ParentPAC endorses Sherrie Matula

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

It’s buried at the bottom of Clay Robison’s column, but Sherrie Matula is the latest candidate to get the Texas Parent PAC endorsement. I don’t have a press release on this yet – the official announcement is slated for Thursday, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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In which I offer a solution to Martha Wong’s sign shortage problem

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

By now, you know that poor Martha Wong had to resort to using campaign signs intended for use only in primary elections for her race against Ellen Cohen because (as her campaign manager claims) their stock of general election signs … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Johnson-Rayburn reports

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Sadly, I was not able to attend the annual Johnson-Rayburn dinner on Saturday night. But thankfully Hal, Stace, and Muse were there, so I at least now know what I missed. If that goes for you, too, read ’em and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Save the elevated freeways?

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Tory notes the same Urban Land Institute event that I blogged about and comes out against their proposal, though for a different reason: He thinks keeping I-45 elevated over downtown Houston has value after all this time. I don’t necessarily … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 3 Comments

Ol’ what’s-her-name

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I suppose I should be amused that the CD22 race is still being treated as one where there’s any real doubt about who will win. It’s interesting to me that in this story about how the name of a certain … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“A Hundred Miles of Dry”

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Seems the number of dry counties in Texas is, um, drying up. Since late 2003, when changes in state law made it easier to put alcohol on local ballots, there have been 177 elections across the state to legalize some … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | 8 Comments