Daily Archives: July 24, 2009

Cornyn to vote No on Sotomayor

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Nobody should be surprised by this. The senator who runs the GOP’s Senate campaign arm says he’ll vote against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Texas Republican John Cornyn is siding with his party’s leaders and conservatives against President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Raindrops keep falling on my head

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

In honor of that wet stuff that’s finally started falling from the sky again after however long a dry spell, here are ten songs about rain. 1. Rain – Flying Fish Sailors 2. Rain and Snow – Solas 3. Rain … Continue reading →

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Senate fundraising scorecard

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

We’ve seen campaign fundraising for city of Houston races and for state of Texas races, now let’s take a look at the Senate race, whenever that will be. Here’s what I’ve got for the major candidates via the FEC webpage: … Continue reading →

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Our friend the stimulus package

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Jason Embry tells us just how much Texas relied on the stimulus package this year. A new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures shows that federal stimulus dollars played a large role in allowing Texas lawmakers to balance … Continue reading →

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What kind of patriot are you, anyway?

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The Contrarian reports on more SBOE follies. A reader passed along a link to this Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel story that shows just how much some members of the State Board of Education are trying to slant social studies classes in … Continue reading →

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Tulia ten years later

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The 40th anniversary of the Apollo mission to the moon is on everyone’s mind these days, but there was another big anniversary this week that shouldn’t be overlooked: On July 23, 1999, dozens of mostly African-American citizens of Tulia, Texas, … Continue reading →

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