Daily Archives: January 5, 2005

Morrison gears up

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’m a bit behind Greg and Byron in noting that Richard Morrison is more or less gearing up already for a rematch with Tom DeLay in 2006. That may sound a bit extreme, getting started so soon, but it’s entirely … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2006 | 4 Comments

Do I blog about “Lost” too much? Nah.

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

How happy am I that there’s a new Lost tonight? Very very happy. That said, having watched a lot of football on ABC and ESPN these past couple of weeks, I’m glad I won’t have to see any more promos … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in TV and movies | 5 Comments

One down, two to go

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Former Rep. Jack Stick has dropped the challenge of his electoral loss to Mark Strama. The former legislator calls the voting system in Travis County problematic and chaotic and he’ll continue to review the system. Stick plans to submit his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ignore this post

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s an interesting suggestion for a more comprehensive way to fight comment spam: Create standard HTML tags that tell search engines to ignore the content within when indexing. With such a tag around your comments, there’d be no good reason … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bad doctors cause lawsuits…who knew?

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

News flash: A big part of the medical malpractice litigation problem is caused by a few bad doctors. So says a study commissioned by the Bush Administration, ironically to support their contention that damage award caps need to be implemented. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | 22 Comments

On DeLay’s retreat

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

David Donnelly has an op-ed in today’s Chron about why Tom DeLay and the Republicans reversed course on the DeLay Rule. There are three reasons why DeLay caved on the provision, which was enacted by the House Republican conference back … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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So much for Kirk

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Guess that NY Metro fellow will have to redo his odds: Ron Kirk has dropped out of the race for DNC Chair. Kirk, who made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 2002, wrote a letter to DNC members … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2004 | 3 Comments