Daily Archives: April 5, 2002

Senate skirmish

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Ron Kirk and Victor Morales traded barbs in a debate yesterday as early voting in the runoff ends today. Here’s one opinion that Morales is in for a tougher time than 1996. I sure wish I knew what the score … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Another datum in the immigration debate

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

A large number of the construction workers rebuilding the Pentagon are Hispanic immigrants. Just something to bear in mind when the subject comes up. Continue reading →

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Austin Bay

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Austin Bay has an interesting thought in an op-ed piece in today’s Chron. He notes the payouts to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers as well as the counterfeiting equipment that the IDF found, and asks the obvious question: Of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Link love

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

I just noticed that I’ve been added to Jay Zilber‘s Legion of Essential Pets. Thanks, Jay! As long as I’m not Scrappy Doo, I’ll take this as an honor. Continue reading →

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Bush’s split personality

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Lawrence Kaplan in The New Republic writes about the limits of America to influence events in the Mideast. One of the reasons for this is the fact that our current policy is contradictory. But the principal reason the Bush administration … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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That Norah Vincent column

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Kathy Kinsley and InstaPundit praise Norah Vincent and her column about blogging for “getting it right”. Maybe Vincent has actually read a few blogs, but I have to ask: What universe does she live in where the Left’s “bowdlerized opus … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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American idealism vs American exceptionalism

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

An interesting essay by Owen Harries, an Australian scholar who seems to have a pretty good grasp of what America is and what it’s about. His conclusion is a bit sobering: Let me be clear: After the outrage of September … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Speedy Gonzales flap

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Mark Evanier weighs in with his opinion on the Speedy Gonzales/Cartoon Network brouhaha. (Scroll down, he only has one permalink per day it seems.) There’s a bit more here than just a squeamish network caving in to Political Correctness, so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kissin’ Cousins

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Chron headline: Study OKs Cousins Having Kids. Sometimes, it’s just too easy, y’know? I’m pretty sure I heard the writers at The Tonight Show cheer this morning. Let’s move on. No, wait. As is so often the case, Gary Farber … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Statewide property tax proposed

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Lt. Governor Bill Ratliff has proposed a statewide property tax of $1.40 per $100 of a property’s assessed value, which would then be distributed to districts on a per-pupil basis. The idea is to try to do something about the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The life of Reilly

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly makes his case that the NBA and the NCAA would both be better off if more star basketball players would stick around through their senior seasons. He makes a good point, but goes more than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dissing Kirk

Posted on April 5, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The New Republic has an article about how blacks have had a hard time getting elected to high offices as Democrats lately. It focuses mostly on North Carolina state legislator Dan Blue, who is running an unfunded, unloved underdog campaign … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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