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Taking Back North Dakota, via PoliPundit, has noted some of the things that are getting done in the new Senate:If you pay attention to anything the Pravda (mainstream media) says, you probably wouldn't know that the Republican-controlled Congress is getting...

Oh no, you have got to be kidding me: The New York Yankees began pressing ahead with their offseason transformation, asking and receiving permission from the Atlanta Braves to speak with pitching coach Leo Mazzone. Don't expect Mazzone to jump...

I've been busy with other matters (like my job), but would not want to let this nugget from Prof. Blanchard go unanswered. Contained in a post on another matter, Prof. Blanchard argues: I do not think that there are any...

I have held off on denouncing Harriet Miers and calling for her withdrawal, as so many conservative bloggers have been willing to do. The reason is simple. As Michael Ledeen says over at National Review, there is no award for...

A couple of other conservative bloggers have just thrown in the towel on the Miers nomination. A couple weeks ago the Chief's doubts tipped the scale away from her nomination, and I've seen nothing since then to change my mind.

First, Jon at SD Politics has tipped over the Kool-Aid pitcher:

I have waited until I saw the whites of her eyes, but I can keep the powder dry no longer (forgive the mixed metaphor). The Bush administration must withdraw from consideration the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.

He goes on to note coverage of some speeches she gave that tipped him over into opposition. He alos notes this posting over the line in Minnesnowta on the PowerLine site where they are similarly concerned over a lack of quality, and questionable content as well.

Hopefully she will be out of the picture soon, so we can get down to the hard business of political harball to get a real, identiiable strong originalist in noimination. Hopefully Dubya's got it in him to do it - but will he let it out! Stay tuned.

Last week my colleague here at SDP Jason mentioned an article from the Argus Leader which detailed some of the complaints levied against Pine Ridge Tribal Chairman Cecelia Fire Thunder. Friday's Rapid City Journal has another article which allows Fire...

Joseph Bottum discussed good 'ol South Dakota, America, and the Fall of Memory: American Childhood and the American Memory. Excerpt: WHEN I LONG FOR ESCAPE, I dream of the prairie. The last time I was out west, visiting my childhood...

I have long opposed such gimmicks as term-limits and balanced budget amendments because they try to take the politics out of politics. In general, if we have a systematic problem within our government (out of touch politicians or deficit spending)...

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