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Next Tuesday, we'll be heading into the Republicans' first closed primary in Florida, where we'll see if McCain can hold his advantage over Republican-only voters, whether Romney can win in a state not predisposed to support him, and whether Giulani's...

Anti-Americanism

James Taranto: "In an age of heightened sensitivity over slurs involving race, religion, sexual orientation and so forth, why is anti-American bigotry considered socially acceptable?"

Why should we be surprised?

Herpes, Right Wing Rants, and Todd Epp

My esteemed Keloland Colleague, Todd Epp has a post that might well get the seal of approval from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. As I watch the onslaught of Valtrex ads, it strikes me that that happiest, wealthiest, and most...

The Argus goes after State Government. Again.And the evil part of me hopes they succeed.

SD MSM riding shotgun on pre-K bill

Bill Harlan has this report on yesterday?s Senate Education Committee hearing On SB26, a bill: The South Dakota Department of Education would get the power to regulate and accredit pre-kindergarten schools under a bill a legislative committee approved Thursday. The...

The Fed Takes The Bait

Yesterday the Federal Reserve cut its key rate by .75%, the biggest cut in some time. I argued against this move. Apparently Fed Chair Ben Bernanke does read this blog. My suggestion was that such a cut will only spur...

Change is coming....

What's New with the Blogs

Senate passes SB26

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

NBC's Fletcher Unable to Distinguish Terrorists

Bipartisanship: Possible After All!

Denny K?s ?new direction?

South Dakota Blogs

Yeah, sure - NOT.

Hillary?s pre-K Nanny-statism

United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

Racism in Aberdeen & Elsewhere

What is a Nanny State?

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

The why's and wheretofores of the upcoming changes at the SDWC.

Mike Huckabee Is the Campbell's Sea Salt Chef. Not.

I wonder why we haven't seen that yet....

Clinton and centralized control

Emotion versus thinking

One vote on deck for South Dakotans' view on immigration, Herseth Sandlin votes NO.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bush administration goes anti-gun

The Republic & Nevada

Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie!

Stimulating Thoughts

State of the War: More (or Less) than Meets the Eye

American Blogs