Daily Archives: June 9, 2008

Bell not quite ready to jump in to SD17 just yet

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The Austin Political report says that Chris Bell is set to officially enter the special election race for SD17. Several sources report that former congressman and gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell is telling Houston lawmakers that he will run in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Those grumpy Republicans

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Now that the Democratic convention is over, it’s the other guys’ turn. After a decade of political dominance, the Texas GOP is opening its party convention in Houston this week with a troubling prospect: Grumpy Republicans may not turn out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with State Rep. Dan Barrett

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

While I wasn’t in Austin for long during the convention, I did manage to achieve my goal of doing a bunch of interviews with various candidates and officeholders. I’ll be publishing them over the next two weeks, and will continue … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Unity watch: McAuliffe and Moeller

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Just a little check to see how the reunification of the Democratic Party is going. First we have former DNC Chair and outspoken Hillary Clinton supporter Terry McAuliffe: I’ve told all of the donors this week that we need to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Still two-stepping

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Among other things done at the convention, Texas Democrats decided to keep the prima-caucus system for the time being. The state Democratic convention ended Saturday with no decision about whether to abandon the “Texas two-step” system of awarding most nominating … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Now that’s a burial

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

We should all have as cool a way to depart this vale of tears as this. The man who designed the Pringles potato crisp packaging system was so proud of his accomplishment that a portion of his ashes has been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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