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Thune on "This Week"RedState is writing about Senator Thune's appearance today on This Week with George Stephanopolous:THUNE ON TW. Steph talked to Senator John Thune of South Dakota, and the senator indicated that Joe Biden speaks with great passion. He agreed with Biden...Hillary, The DLC, And 2008
Eric has an interesting post on some of the latest hoo-haw surrounding the DLC, and whether or not a more "mainstream" Democrat can garner the support of the increasingly rancid "anti-war" Left. (Bear in mind I have absolutely no idea...Ellsworth Saved
Ellsworth AFB, located just outside of Rapid City, SD, received 8 of 9 votes yesterday by the BRAC committee to be kept open. Here's an AP story on yesterday's happenings. Pending approval by Congress and the President, it looks like...Ellsworth A.F.B. Off BRAC Death Row
"Let The World Know That White Patriots Were First & Loudest To Protest This War For Israel"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!
The freaks from Stormfront, a neo-Nazi cabal, are heading to Crawford to join in the fun. More from Crawford: One thing about it, Cindy doesn't need to hire a PR mouthpiece. The AP is doing a fine enough job....Levee Breaks
New Orleans has entered one of those "worst case" scenarios: The City of New Orleans Is Devastated. Those were the words of Mayor C. Ray Nagin and based upon a major breach of a levee system, water is flowing into...Sibby helps out Limbaugh again
Rush Limbaugh takes on those who say President Bush is causing global warming, which in turn caused Hurricane Katrina:CALLER: Rush, you called it on global warming. NBC last night. (pause) Rush? RUSH: We have the sound bite of that, too....Sheehan "Glad"
Thank heavens for small miracles. A woman who led an anti-war protest for nearly a month near President Bush's ranch said Tuesday that she's glad Bush never showed up to discuss her son's death in Iraq, saying the president's absence...
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