Monthly Archives: March 2006

Primary results: Democratic non-statewide

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Where to start? Let’s go with SD19, where Carlos Uresti has ousted Frank Madla. Uresti led Madla by 5,733 votes late Tuesday night with 92 percent of precincts reporting in Senate District 19, which stretches from South Bexar County to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Primary results: Statewide

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Though there’s still a lot of uncertainty in a number of races, let’s start looking at the ones that have been decided. Chris Bell was an easy winner in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination: With most of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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And I’m back

Posted on March 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

And we’re all back from California, where the travel was made much more bearable by the fact that my daughter is a mutant alien from the Planet of Unnaturally Agreeable Toddlers. How people with more normal children handle flying is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Adios, Mofos.

Posted on March 7, 2006 by admin

Kuff will be back shortly, and I’m heading off to my precinct convention (are you?) You’ve been a good audience. For election results tonight, check out the posts put together by my colleagues over at BOR.. Continue reading →

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CD7 Scuttlebutt

Posted on March 7, 2006 by admin

Over in CD7, the Murff Campaign is accusing (here and in e-mails) the Henley campaign of massive overnight sign-stealing. Says candidate Murff: Late last night, and into the early morning hours, I joined volunteers who placed “Murff for Congress” campaign … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Takin’ care of the constituents

Posted on March 7, 2006 by admin

Others have mentioned embattled Representative Tom DeLay’s election night plans, but only Juanita puts it in proper context: March 7 – You can spent tonight watching election returns with Tom Campbell, Nick Lampson, Mike Fjeltand, or Pat Baig for free. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Demo Incognito v. The Mighty Slime Machine

Posted on March 7, 2006 by admin

Karl-Thomas directs us to red hot polling numbers from SUSA which indicate that more than 60 percent of Texans are unfamiliar with both Chris Bell and Bob Gammage. Only four percent are unfamiliar with Rick Perry. The margin of error … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go…

Posted on March 6, 2006 by admin

Just a reminder: Tuesday is primary day. Go vote. Or else the Kink-i-acs will be pestering you to sign their petition until Lord knows when. Continue reading →

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The Once And Future Mayor Pro Tem?

Posted on March 6, 2006 by admin

Carol Alvarado: “`I intend to temporarily – temporarily, make sure y’all wrote that down right – step aside from the Office of Mayor Pro Tem pending the outcome of the grand jury investigation.” Anne Linehan: “We got it. Temporarily. Wanna … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | 3 Comments

Military recruiter case decided

Posted on March 6, 2006 by admin

I understand the desire on the part of some professors to overturn Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, but it always seemed to me that those law schools which sued the government recently were trying to take the money and run, so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Not if, but when

Posted on March 6, 2006 by admin

Things which are supposedly imminent, on the grand scale of things: The release of the city’s report on the Carol Alvarado payroll-padding scandal, according to the H-Chron. The release of Guns-and-Roses long-awaited (nine years!) album Chinese Democracy (pardon me, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Mama Says, Little Boys Who Swear Grow Up to be Democrats.”

Posted on March 5, 2006 by admin

Kevin Drum: “[T]he Neuropolitics folks claim to have discovered… [that] Liberals curse more than conservatives. Of course, we have reason to.” Continue reading →

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On (Not) Watching the Oscars

Posted on March 5, 2006 by admin

I’m not watching the Oscars, but I hear Reese Witherspoon won for best actress, so I am happy. Continue reading →

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On the Dynamics of the Circular Firing Squad

Posted on March 5, 2006 by admin

I get e-mail (it’s a mass e-mail; I don’t generally quote personal e-mails): It all starts Tuesday night. Get yourself involved and elected as a delegate to your Senate Convention held March 25. Introduce, support and pass as many of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | 7 Comments

George Bush Doesn’t Care About Earth-People

Posted on March 5, 2006 by admin

There are a lot of important headlines in today’s H-Chron, including the story about the Pat Tillman investigation and the story which sort of suggests Tom DeLay might lose. But here’s one story that you probably won’t see blogged anywhere … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BlackBerry settlement reached

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

This happened on Friday, but since I do BlackBerry for a living, I wanted to note that its maker, Research in Motion (RIM) settled its patent infringement lawsuit with NTP for a cool $612 million. Though one could easily ask … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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ATTN: Blogosphere

Posted on March 4, 2006 by admin

In honor of Markos (of DailyKos fame) coming to Texas for SxSW, I’d just like to note that – while blogging may be many things – when blogging has been coopted by AT&T advertising (see, e.g., the billboard on East … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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woops

Posted on March 4, 2006 by admin

just in time for the Saturday paper, the Washington Post weighs in on that nice lady Rep. Harris, whose unique interpretation of the relationship between the words “vote” and “Right” gifted us with all the marvellous things this administration has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More Leininger lieutenants

Posted on March 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

If you thought that the five GOP challengers whose campaigns James Leininger is funding would be his only wholly owned subsidiaries in the Texas House, you’d be wrong. Meet Dallas State Rep. Linda Harper-Brown, who’s is endorsing Leininger-backed Nathan Macias … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Stream-of-consciousness blogging

Posted on March 4, 2006 by admin

Yesterday the UH Law Center put on a symposium on LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal siting, part of which was a really nice lunch. I ended up sitting next to Juan Parras, whose son, John, opposed Carol Alvarado in last … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on AOL’s pay-for-email plan

Posted on March 3, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Fighin’ Jay Lee (None more surly than he) has some of the gory details on AOL’s pay-for-email plan. Check it out. Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 1 Comment

Political forensics in CD22

Posted on March 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Whatever else you may think of this effort, I find it fascinating. Those campaign block-walkers have eagle eyes and sharp ears. Got an Aggie flag in your yard or a Jesus fish stuck on your car? Duly noted. Mention that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Saying No to the Hummer

Posted on March 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

(Blogging from the road here. The hotel has WiFi in the rooms, but I couldn’t get enough signal to get an IP address, so after 30 minutes on the phone with tech support I moved to the bar, where the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The New Brand

Posted on March 1, 2006 by admin

As someone who loves a great cheeseburger above almost all else, I think that this idea is a very good one. In a new twist on cattle branding, U.S. livestock may now get individual identification numbers. Today in Washington, a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Food, glorious food | 3 Comments

Out of the office

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I’m leaving in a few minutes for a trip to California for a week, so I’ll be turning over the blog to my fine collection of guest hosts. If I have the opportunity to pop in and say something I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Statement from Borris Miles

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

With the primary election less than one week from today, I asked both Democratic challengers in HD146 to send me a statement about why you should vote for them. The following is Borris Miles‘ statement. It’s time for a change. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Statement from Al Bennett

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

With the primary election less than one week from today, I asked both Democratic challengers in HD146 to send me a statement about why you should vote for them. The following is Al Bennett‘s statement. Residents of District 146 should … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Alvarado writes letter accepting responsibility

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado has written a letter to her constituents and another to the public taking full responsibility for what happened in her office. The public letter is printed as an op-ed in today’s paper. I’ve got a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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AOL moving forward with pay-for-email plan

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I noted the concept of certified email awhile back as a spamfighting tool. AOL appears to be heading in that direction, and it’s causing some heartburn among various advocacy groups. “The creativity and ingenuity that have driven the Internet have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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