Monthly Archives: October 2006

Andy, Roger, and Sammy

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the allegations by former pitcher Jason Grimsley that his onetime teammates Roger Clemens and Andy Pettite joined him in using performance-enhancing drugs. That’s a charge both current Astros strongly deny. “I’m stunned, obviously,” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What to do with Mark Foley’s money

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Before he resigned his seat in disgrace, Rep. Mark Foley had $2.7 million in his campaign warchest. The NRCC, which is strapped for cash this year, wants to get its hands on that money: Carl Forti, the communications director for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Loop 610 version 2.0

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I have to say, I think TxDOT did a pretty good job with the design of the West Loop. The new interchanges are a vast improvement, in terms of traffic flow and (I’d venture to guess) safety. There’s still a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Laff Stop to relocate

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

It’s goodbye West Gray and hello Waugh for the Laff Stop. The Laff Stop started looking at options when someone else expressed interest in its space. The lease with Weingarten Realty expires Dec. 31. “If we wanted to stay at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What does your Representative think about Mark Foley?

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Josh Marshall says: In my post a short while ago, I wrote: “And what happens when Joe Sestak asks Curt Weldon whether he’s lost confidence in Denny Hastert? How does that conversation go?” Let’s make this more than hypothetical. What … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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ParentPAC endorses Sherrie Matula

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

It’s buried at the bottom of Clay Robison’s column, but Sherrie Matula is the latest candidate to get the Texas Parent PAC endorsement. I don’t have a press release on this yet – the official announcement is slated for Thursday, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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In which I offer a solution to Martha Wong’s sign shortage problem

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

By now, you know that poor Martha Wong had to resort to using campaign signs intended for use only in primary elections for her race against Ellen Cohen because (as her campaign manager claims) their stock of general election signs … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Johnson-Rayburn reports

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Sadly, I was not able to attend the annual Johnson-Rayburn dinner on Saturday night. But thankfully Hal, Stace, and Muse were there, so I at least now know what I missed. If that goes for you, too, read ’em and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Save the elevated freeways?

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Tory notes the same Urban Land Institute event that I blogged about and comes out against their proposal, though for a different reason: He thinks keeping I-45 elevated over downtown Houston has value after all this time. I don’t necessarily … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ol’ what’s-her-name

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I suppose I should be amused that the CD22 race is still being treated as one where there’s any real doubt about who will win. It’s interesting to me that in this story about how the name of a certain … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“A Hundred Miles of Dry”

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Seems the number of dry counties in Texas is, um, drying up. Since late 2003, when changes in state law made it easier to put alcohol on local ballots, there have been 177 elections across the state to legalize some … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dick Armey turns on the culture warriors

Posted on October 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Former House Majority Leader Dick “To the victor goes the spoils” Armey has apparently forsaken some of his old buddies. Former Texas Congressman Dick Armey, once a stalwart ally in the culture wars, appears to be turning his back on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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John Davis: No explanations needed

Posted on October 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Muse continues her investigation into the campaign finances of State Rep. John Davis (R, Clear Lake). The gist of most of these problems is that you have to follow TEC rules and give an explanation of what the expenses were … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Parading in Fort Bend

Posted on October 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The Democrats sure are feisty in Fort Bend these days. They take amusing pictures, too. And they attend candidate fora. Good times. Check ’em out. (Oh, and I hope you were able to get some of that funnel cake, Hal.) Continue reading →

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Hutchison and Radnofsky to debate

Posted on October 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations to the League of Women Voters of Texas for arranging a Senate debate at which all candidates will attend. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and her two challengers, Barbara Ann Radnofsky and Scott Jameson, plan to take part in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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