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The continuing saga of "Radioactive Lad."...LA Times on Thune
LA Times:Thune lobbied panel to save S.D. air base Commission's changes would cut billions from Pentagon's savings figures By John Hendren Los Angeles Times Originally published August 27, 2005 ARLINGTON, Va. - The military base closing commission continued to defy...Media bias and guns
Larry Elder has a column that addresses the use of firearms in self-defense:UCLA professor emeritus James Q. Wilson, a respected expert on crime, police practices and guns, says, We know from Census Bureau surveys that something beyond a hundred thousand...God, the left and Katrina
Kevin McCullough has an interesting column about God and the so-called liberals. Here is the introduction:Liberals hate God. They don't want to believe in Him. And they are at a complete loss when events unfold like that of Hurricane Katrina....Ellsworth A.F.B. Off BRAC Death Row
Jumpin' Chuck Hagel?With the decision this morning by an 8-1 vote, South dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base was removed from the list of recommended closures by the BRAC Commissioners.
Some coverage on the facts of the decision in the Rapid City Journal...
Ellsworth savedLike the phoenix from the ashes, the status of Ellsworth Air Force base rose from expendable to essential in a matter of seconds when the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, or BRAC, voted Friday to save the base.South Dakota's top lawmakers and the head of the Ellsworth Task Force were at the edge of their seats in the suburban Washington, D.C., hearing room when BRAC commissioner Samuel Skinner made a motion to reject the Pentagon's recommendation to close Ellsworth and move its 29 B-1B Lancer bombers to Dyess Air Force Base.Looking for at least five commissioners to raise their hands in support of Skinner's motion, the South Dakotans instead saw all but one of the nine-member panel vote to save Ellsworth....and in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader:
ELLSWORTH SPAREDEllsworth Air Force Base was taken off the Pentagon?s recommended list of closures this morning, a decision that sent jubilant Rapid City residents leaping to their feet as they watched the proceedings on live TV.The nine-member independent commission voted 8 to 1 to reject the Pentagon?s recommendation to close the base as part of the Defense Department?s plan to restructure the military.Meanwhile, some of the politics of the situation which provide a boost to Sen. Thune's position were not lost on others:
Base Closing Choices Impact Politics
When the Pentagon announced that it wanted to shut down Ellsworth Air Force Base, it was an enormous setback for Sen. John Thune. The Republican got elected in part by repeatedly telling voters he could save the base because of his close ties to President Bush.Thune responded to the Ellsworth news by going on the offensive: He and fellow South Dakota leaders from both parties launched an intense lobbying effort. He also stopped fund-raising for the Republican Party and opposed the Bush administration on a few important Senate votes.On Friday, Thune's political future got a big boost when a federal commission decided to save Ellsworth, home to B-1B bombers and a major player in the Cold War. He and other South Dakota politicians hailed the decision as the result of an extraordinary bipartisan campaign that convinced the commission that the military and nation need Ellsworth.All in all, a very good day for South Dakota!
Speaking of Ankle Biting Pundits, check out this possible scoop: Hagel considers Independant run. Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel is privately meeting with his top advisors and political contributors to discuss the prospects of an independent bid for the White House...
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