Daily Archives: March 11, 2008

Eliot and Chuck

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s something to ponder: On the same day that they ran the story about New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and his hooker problem, the Chronical also ran an editorial calling for his resignation. Nothing wrong with that, I’d say it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More jail deaths

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

More news on the federal investigation into the state of Harris County’s jails. Three Harris County Jail inmates died in the first 12 days of this year, and what happened to them is likely a part of a federal investigation … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Baselice disputes Masset’s crossover theory

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know that there’s anything much left to discuss of the theory that Republican crossover votes had any meaningful effect in the Democratic primary last week, but for completeness’ sake, I’ll link to Mike Baselice’s analysis (Word doc), which … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Republican aide quits over impersonating Democratic lawmaker

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Stupidity is always a bipartisan trait. A veteran Capitol staffer resigned Monday over allegations he impersonated both a state representative and a newspaper reporter in the last month – first to sway a state primary race, then to glean information … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Spitzer

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

So. Governor Spitzer of New York. Prostitution ring. Doesn’t look very good, does it? Now, I think Jane asks some pretty reasonable questions about this business. Given the extreme politicization of the Bush Justice Department, I’m inclined to view this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Olivo and Craddick

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

In the aftermath of her close primary win, there was some speculation that State Rep. Dora Olivo, who accepted some late PAC money from Tom Craddick, would owe him a vote to be Speaker – see Paul Burka, for example. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of March 10

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Finally recovered from Super Texas Tuesday? Well, here’s this week’s Texas Progressive Alliance weekly blog roundup to help you make sense of it all. Click on for the highlights. Continue reading →

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