Monthly Archives: September 2008

Choices

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

What Ann Friedman says. That’s all I have to say on this topic. Continue reading →

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Gustav arrives

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This is definitely good news. Army Corps of Engineers chiefs say they anticipate no storm surge flooding due to Hurricane Gustav, which is turning out to be far less than what was previously forecast by the National Weather Service. But … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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When Jack attacks

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I pass the following along with amusement but no comment. In that email exchange between Jack Rains and Joan Huffman that I highlighted yesterday, among the things that Rains flung against the wall was this: A great deal of pressure … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Could we just write one big story and be done with it?

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Kinky Friedman. Again. Kinky Friedman, who helped make the 2006 Texas governor’s race an entertaining “must-see,” is on the road again — as a performer. In Washington Thursday on a four-city East Coast swing, Friedman and his two long-time sidekicks, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The “John Sharp Newspaper Speculation Mentioning Act of 2003”

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

R.G. Ratcliffe takes a cue from me. One politician whose name is floated for almost every statewide office is former Comptroller John Sharp, who lost runs for lieutenant governor in 1998 and 2002. Former Party chairs Bob Slagle and Molly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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