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PBS on Gun Bill

The bill banning gun companies from dumb lawsuits finally passed the Senate yesterday. Here's an exchange from the News Hour on PBS which discusses Tom Daschle and what happened to the last bill:MARK SHIELDS: The votes were there, Jim. I...
Homestake Mine Lab Plans Advance

Governor seeks funds for interim underground laboratory

As a physics teacher (along with other acience subjects)the Chief is impressed and excited by the prospects for this project. Hopefully Governor Rounds will be able to move this along - the operation of the mid-level lab can only help to bring the deep lab plans further along. This is an opportunity that SD cannot afford to fumble.

Academic Moonbat: US Army a Bunch of Mercs!

The Best Army We Can Buy

Firstly, a BIG H/T to Blackfive for this one. This NYT OpEd has got to be about the biggest load of crapola that the Chief has seen in quite a while, and that's saying a lot!

Not only is the assertion that we have turned our forces into a bunch of mercenaries patently and plainly WRONG according to a simple dictionary definition, but this educated clueless wonder shows a profound misunderstanding or intentional ignoringsome interesting and important history

Just a bit to illustrate:

Whopper of the Year

The Democrats have a lying, stupid child at the wheel of the DNC. Ladies and gentlemen... Howard Dean. He also said the president was partly responsible for a recent Supreme Court decision involving eminent domain. "The president and his right-wing...
Unions show Disunion

Unions to quit AFL-CIO

Ooops. There goes about a third of the AFL-CIO riding off into the sunset. The unions walking away are upset because the AFL-CIO seems to be emphasizing political stuff to the detriment of building the union movement.

Imagine that!

Media double standard yet again

From WorldNetDaily: The White House implictly welcomed WorldNetDaily's observation that while many pundits and news organizations are focused on U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' links to the Federalist Society, no such concern was expressed in 1993 about Clinton-choice Ruth...

South Dakota Blogs

Joyeux Anniversaire!

Twins Trade Rumors

FYI

No Rational Policy without Just Compensation

World Opinion On United States

Science Fiction Comedy

Poll Crazy

The Reunion Post Mortem

Nebraska Weddin's

My Point Entirely

Predatory lawsuits

Michael Moore: Pissing Off Waitresses Coast-to-Coast

Protesters: Open the Borders, Run up the White Flag?

Quote of the Day

I'm Data

Please, Please, Please

Disturbing and Uplifing Images

Stoned "Wisdom"

Just in Case it Needs Being Said

Thune Passing Bills Daschle Couldn't


American Blogs

Beware of fatwa, take 2

Confirmation Battle, X

NAFTA, CAFTA...

AIR AMERICA IS SCRAMBLING

EYE ON LONDON

Rethinking Vietnam

SASSYGATE: FALLOUT

"Over There" Reviewed


Pro-Freedom, Anti-Terror

Finally A Little Realpolitik!

FMFM 1-A, Fourth Generation War, Is Now Available

Why the SysAdmin is really the whole ballgame in the Big Bang

The Future Former Ambassador

Demonstration on August 20th: Please Join Us

Updating the "global struggle on extremism": less Leviathan, more SysAdmin

New York Times on the N.K. Nuclear Test Rumors

What the F . . . . ?

South Dakota Mainstream Media

Gas drive-offs increasing nationally

Blaze torches business

Extension agent close to home

Annoying pop-ups on the Mount

Local groups vying for promotion fund dollars;

The Sunday topic on columns ?

Soiled soil along Sixth Avenue

Tailgate problem solved


American Mainstream Media

Democrats Must Tighten Grip on Sun Belt Voters

Transcript: Senators Debate Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Jang Wins Women's British Open

Defense: Saddam Attacked in Court Appearance

Cops: Sex Offender Took Child to Mexico

On Campus, Only Some Free Speech Protected

Top Ten Reasons to Privatize Public Broadcasting

Unwelcome Everywhere: Miss Universe, Military Ships, Cartoon


British Mainstream Media

Monsoon Death Toll May Reach Over 1,000

Tobacco Adverts Banned From Sport

London Man Stabbed To Death On Bus

Bulgarian Says Jailed Briton Is Guilty

Man Arrested Over Axe Killing

Astronauts Prepare For More Space Walks

Belfast Feud Claims Another Victim

Suspect Denies Terrorist Links


Everyone Else

George McGovern Blasts Neoliberal/Neoconservative Scheming

ACLU intervenes at high school

ACLU Alleges Discrimination Against Indian Youth in South Dakota

Cage Fighting in South Dakota

US Speaker, LLC

A Milkweed By Any Other Name ?.

You may not like his politics

Winter Counts On The Web


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