Daily Archives: March 17, 2008

Houston, the next great world city

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Tiffany Tyler

If you believe Joel Kotkin. He makes a pretty convincing argument in his recent article in The American. He gives the jobs and diversity one-two punch (must have been listening to some of Mayor White’s speeches), and thumbs his nose … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Help the Progressive Patriots PAC spend its money wisely

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s an easy opportunity to help Rick Noriega earn a little money. Sen. Russ Feingold’s Progressive Patriots PAC has five grand burning a hole in its pocket, and he’s looking for a Senate candidate to give it to. Need I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Bible class conundrum

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This story is a good illustration of why bills like HB1287 should be left to languish in committee rather than get brought to the floor for passage. Fiercely debated legislation last year to put a Bible course in public schools … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Canvass report: Results by State Rep district

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The next thing I did with the canvass data was to sort it all by State Rep district and sum up how the statewide and countywide campaigns did in each of them. Note that there were Democratic State Rep candidates … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Tejano Dems and the HGLBT Caucus for the runoffs

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

However much value there was for endorsements in the March 4 primary – and in this year’s environment, the answer is clearly “not much” – they will be a lot more valuable in the sure-to-be-tiny-turnout runoff. I’m guessing there will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Goin’ to California

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I note this news item about John McCain with some interest. Arizona Sen. John McCain, who has promised a serious bid to win California in the fall presidential election, bulked up his dream team of Silicon Valley managers and advisers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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An Abramoff update

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I know, Abramoff/DeLay news seems so 2006, but still, I wanted to note this. Greenberg Traurig is in hot water in the tropical U.S. territory of Guam. The ginormous firm – 1,750 lawyers and counting — was indicted Tuesday in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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