Daily Archives: June 6, 2008

My (short) convention experience

Today is Olivia’s fourth birthday, so as pretty much everyone at the convention I talked to knows, I headed back to Houston early today, and thus missed much of the action, including Chelsea Clinton’s keynote address and Rick Noriega’s speech … Continue reading Continue reading

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Blogger caucus a big success

The third biennial Blogger Caucus last night was a ton of fun, and very well attended. I’ll post some pictures later, but for now I can say that we packed the Cedar Door, mostly on the back patio, and a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Big Time comes to town

I’m afraid I’ll have to miss this event. Build a Republican campaign for Tom DeLay’s old congressional seat and Dick Cheney will come. The vice president is scheduled to visit Houston billionaire Dan Duncan’s home in River Oaks on Friday … Continue reading Continue reading

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Houston vies for the Women’s Final Four

The folks at the Toyota Center want to bring the Women’s Final Four to Houston. Toyota Center is among 12 sites under consideration to host the women’s basketball Final Four in 2012-16. Finalists will be selected in August, and the … Continue reading Continue reading

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McCain’s good buddy Phil

I don’t need a reason to vote for Barack Obama against John McCain, but if you do, consider that a McCain presidency would mean putting this guy back in power. With the U.S. economy now battered by a tsunami of … Continue reading Continue reading

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