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Should this bother us? RC Council votes to give Cabela's a carrot. A really, really expensive carrot.

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...

The Ten Most Corrupt Political Figures of 2007

Judicial Watch has named its ten most corrupt political figures of 2007, which includes several well-known politicians and four presidential candidates. Among them are: Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA): ...Feinstein reviewed military construction government contracts, some of which were ultimately awarded...

Pat Powers is a liar?

?Pat Powers says this today: I was checking out some of the various political websites on the Internet today. Just on the off chance that more information might have been available from the SDCAC in reference to my infamous ten...

Rendezvous at the Rendezvous Rib Joint

If Jazz if America's great contribution to music, and the Europeans certainly think it is, Barbecue is America's great contribution to the global kitchen. The best pork ribs I have ever tasted in a restaurant were served to me Thursday...

Plutocracy and secular humanism

Cory Heidelberger goes after Bob Ellis and myself: More often than not, Bob Ellis and Steve Sibson are the car wrecks of South Dakota blogging: so ugly and gruesome I can't help looking. But as I read Senator R.F. Pettigrew's...

Happy New Year!

To all our readers! I hope everyone is having a great and safe celebration. Thanks to all of you. Without you, this site wouldn't be possible. May 2008 be a good one and best wishes to you and yours. UPDATE:...

What's New with the Blogs

Cultural Marxism and witchcraft

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Fiskie/Fallaci Awards Update

McCain turns to Michigan

USO directors object to MoveOn?s cash

South Dakota Blogs

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

Bloomberg For President?

SDP Jazz Note: The Bible of Jazz

Cultural Marxists and hate crimes

WSJ: The importance of a strong Navy

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Lesson From Pakistan: Foreign Policy Is Hard

Waterboarding: The Adult Speaks

SDP Jazz Note: 2007 Obituaries

McGovern on '72, '80, and '08

The Case For Thompson

Mrs. Clinton on Pakistan

Laptops, REED, and highways

Happy New Year

Change is coming....

A global example

Huckabysmal Ignorance 2

DMR Poll Puts Huckabee, Obama At Top

American Blogs