Daily Archives: January 7, 2006

DeLay gives up on leadership post

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Poor Tom. Embattled Rep. Tom DeLay on Saturday abandoned his bid to remain as House majority leader, clearing the way for leadership elections among Republicans eager to shed the taint of scandal. In a letter to rank-and-file Republicans, DeLay said, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I predict that more bloggers will write about this than traditional media pundits

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

My friend Ellen sent me a link to this WSJ article about quantifying political prognostication. As 2006 approached, pundits performed the annual rite of making predictions for the year ahead. Scripps Howard’s prognosticator expects the withdrawal of U.S. troops from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Stockman speaks

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

DeLayVsWorld quotes from an interview in Human Events with Steve Stockman, the loony former Congressman now running as an independent in CD22. “I’m not here to ensure a loss but to make sure that Nick Lampson is not elected,” explained … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A message from David Harris

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The filing season has barely ended, but already there’s some ugly stuff happening. Some jokers have attempted to smear David Harris up in CD06 by making false claims about him and his Army record. Harris has released a statement about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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