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Mark Bowden has a rare sober and cogent analysis of the use of waterboarding as a means of coercing information from terror suspects. Bowden is responding to critics of his position that waterboarding is acceptable in rare circumstances. His conclusion...

Government accountability

Yesterday?s Dave Kranz column included this: A Web site to help hold state government accountable? That is what Lee Breard, director of the South Dakota Conservative Action Council, is offering. He says that is the goal of the new information...

Multiculturists versus true Americans

Looks like there is three true Americans running for President, two on the fence, and the rest are multiculturists: Republican candidates Fred Thompson, Ron Paul and Alan Keyes showed up at the Federation for American Immigration Reform talk radio row...

Bankers: Recession in the Offing

Morgan Stanley issues full US recession alert Morgan Stanley has issued a full recession alert for the US economy, warning of a sharp slowdown in business investment and a “perfect storm” for consumers as the housing slump spreads. In a report “Recession Coming” released today, the bank’s US team said the credit crunch had started to inflict [...]

Change is coming....

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Sorry for the light posting today... In the meantime, more on the immigration issue.

What's New with the Blogs

America's Challenge

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Confirmed: Fox and ABC Bail on Paul

The Times notes: "There is no Marine Academy"

Huckabee headed for Leno?s couch

South Dakota Blogs

The Case For Thompson

No politics in this post...

More Holiday Cheer!

The Ten Most Corrupt Political Figures of 2007

Why should we be surprised?

Lesson From Pakistan: Foreign Policy Is Hard

Happy New Year

Charlie Wilson, a Reagan Democrat

Study: Global Climate Unlinked from CO2

Change is nearly upon us....

Benazir Bhuto

SanFran Nan: ?I?ll be good?later.?

Second Aquash Murder Trial Set for June

Pat Powers is a liar?

Things are going well.....

Populism versus power elites

McGovern on '72, '80, and '08

Religion Becomes Bigger ?Non-issue? in GOP Race

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