Daily Archives: June 3, 2004

May traffic report

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

May was by far my busiest month ever, with about 56,000 visitors. I have Comptroller Strayhorn and the Unitarian Universalist Church to thank for that, as both my original post and my followup on the reversal were linked all over … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas news briefs

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Some days there’s so much stuff you just have to do a little linkdumping… Tom DeLay makes a modest proposal to Nancy Pelosi. A staffer for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), trying to whip up television bookings for his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | 3 Comments

Comment spam alert

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I just checked my activity log, and I’m seeing hundreds upon hundreds of comment spam attempts for “listbanx.com” and “leadbanx.com”, all coming from the same IP address (65.91.30.30) and all in the last two days or so. Do yourself a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Who was on the naming committee for this?

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Sarah notes that the GOP counterpart to John Kerry Thursdays is called Wictory Wednesday. “Wictory”. Yeah, me too. Remember when Diane Chambers got involved in politics? Carla: “Wim with Jim?” Diane: I thought it up. It’s very Joycian. Carla: If … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Contract with America redux

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Earlier, in shilling for progressive bloggers in other states to adopt the Texas Tuesdays concept, I noted that Nick Confessore downplayed the impact of the “Contract with America” on the GOP sweep in 1994. The Bonassus (just added to my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New administration, same budget battles

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

In one of his last pieces for the Press, Tim Fleck suggested that Mayor Bill White and Comptroller Annise Parker would sooner or later butt heads. I’m sure that he nodded knowingly as he read this story today. Mayor Bill … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | 2 Comments

Voting in America

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Public service announcement for those in the Houston area: I’ve been asked to pass along an invitation to a fundraiser for a new documentary called “Voting in America”, a work in progress that has room for you in the final … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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You have the right to an attorney

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

In re: the President hiring an attorney in the Plame case, I think Josh Marshall is asking the right question: When will the Vice President get a lawyer, too? Tangential but not entirely unrelated observation: Whoever was responsible for enabling … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Town and Country Mall

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Say goodbye to Town and Country Mall. The long-awaited demise of Town & Country Mall became a reality on Wednesday for the few tenants still left operating in the 20-year-old property, which never seemed to hit its stride. The mall … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 5 Comments