Daily Archives: January 8, 2004

If we had to do it all over again

Posted on January 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

In the comments to this entry on Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame, Mike says the following: If we are going to start picking and choosing the ballplayers that we honor based on whether or not we liked them … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball | 9 Comments

Damn those latte sippers!

Posted on January 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I think my favorite response to that Club for Growth ad is Jim’s, but then I’m a sucker for quantitative analysis. Would you have guessed that Texas is way more Starbucks-infested than Vermont? Not that I’d ever set my non-coffee-drinking … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The making of the President | 1 Comment

Watch them scramble

Posted on January 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Having finally gotten the map of his dreams, Tom DeLay says he’s ready to spend whatever it takes to win the seats that the new map offers. One might hope that recent revelations will slow down the TAB spigot, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Killer D's | 2 Comments

Timing is everything

Posted on January 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Even if this is the only thing he does in office, Bill White will still be a success in my book. City crews have begun a yearlong project designed to ease congestion — and reduce those exasperating, one-block-at-a-time trips through … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 2 Comments