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Talmage, seconded by Chad, points out that one lesson from the Ellsworth adventure is that the state shouldn't be depending on government jobs to bring progress to our state. As a public employee I have profound respect for the good...
Summer Hiatus Over (I Hope)

Well look who the cat dragged in....
Now It's Basic History

Done teaching Chad Schuldt entry level public policy, how about we work on recent history. Chad asks some questions about Bosnia and Clinton. I will take them in reverse order. Q: How many international allies did we alienate going into...
Baby Born

The baby in the Koso case has been born: A 14-year-old girl whose 22-year-old husband is charged with sexually assaulting a minor has given birth to their daughter, and the man said he plans to plead not guilty in the...
New MilTech in Response to Current Threat Environment

Buffalo roams the battlefield to protect soldiers from mines

...what has been referred to as a "Humvee on steroids," the Buffalo is a 24-ton mine-protective, countermine/IED vehicle with a long grappling arm that faces down bombs, removes them and withstands terrific blasts without harm to its passengers.

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Now THAT'S a REAL S.U.V.! Hoooo-rah!

Yankee ingenuity at work again! (Or should I say Confederate ingenuity, since the manufacturer is in SC?) These new vehicles are capable of coping with mines, and with roadside IED's. Like in any other war that lasts long enough, changed enemy tactics lead to technological innovation and/or changed equipment and weapoons.

More Mindless Ideology

In this post about Ellsworth I argued, amongst other things, that in the name of economic development conservatives must not fall into a reflexive anti-government stance. Here's an example of a conservative Republican foolishly willing to drive the anti-government bandwagon...
Air Force General on Thune and Ellsworth

See what retired Air Force Gen. John Michael Loh said in the Rapid City Journal:Loh said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., arranged for him to meet with or speak by telephone with seven of the nine BRAC commissioners. Loh said Skinner...
Mark Shields: Thune "the biggest man in American politics today"

Long-running liberal columnist Mark Shields is really promoting Senator Thune:MARK SHIELDS: No, the commission turned it around, and the biggest man in American politics today whether you want to admit it or not is John Thune, freshman Republican candidate -...

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