Daily Archives: June 13, 2008

“In the White House there is no beer”

You’ve probably heard of this by now: [A] misreading of the teleprompter led [Sen. John] McCain to sound a little bit more like a teetotaler fraternity president than a presidential candidate. Speaking about his use of the veto pen to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Unity watch: Republicans (not) for McCain

You might have heard (via Kos) that Democratic Oklahoma Rep. Dan Boren is not endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for President. Oh, he’ll vote for him, he just won’t endorse. This has gotten no small amount of press. Meanwhile, there are … Continue reading Continue reading

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Council’s budget wishes

As we know, City Council had its turn with the 2009 budget. The Chron has a look at some of the members’ requests, a few of which we’ve seen before, but I want to focus on this one: Councilman Mike … Continue reading Continue reading

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Van Gundy disputes Donaghy

Indicted former referee Tim Donaghy’s claim that the NBA told him and other refs to influence the outcome of some playoff games was met with skepticism by former Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy. Van Gundy was fined a record … Continue reading Continue reading

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DeLay versus DeLay

I still don’t know why it is that anything Tom DeLay says would be considered newsworthy, but given that he’s going to get quoted, he’s at least doing us all the favor of being amusing. Tom DeLay will vote for … Continue reading Continue reading

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