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I also wrote yesterday that the American people say they want a candidate that won't pander to them like Santa Claus, yet that is often whom we end up supporting. Little did I know that there was a Hillary Clinton...

Mrs. Clinton on Pakistan

Last week, observers were quick to jump on Mike Huckabee for his response to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. He offered "apologies" to Pakistan (later clarifying he meant "condolences") and then placed Afghanistan on Pakistan's eastern border rather than western....

Property Taxes Lead Issue For South Dakota Legislature

What the South Dakota media will cover in the upcoming legislative session is anyone's guess. If the media cover the most contentious issue that draws the most attention from the legislators then property taxes will lead the coverage. Faithful legislature...

Peggy Noonan on Huckabee's Victory

Today's OpinionJournal piece by Peggy Noonan, "Out With the Old, In With the New" makes a key point about Huckabee's win last night in Iowa: From the mail I have received the past month after criticizing him in this space,...

Obnoxious South Dakota

Right Wing News' list of 40 Obnoxious Quotes of 2007 has a couple South Dakota references. Coming in at #29: "Well, because the Arabs who were involved in 9/11 cooperated with the Zionists, actually. It was a cooperation. They gave...

Things are going well.....

Iowa

Not exactly a big surprise: Huckabee wins the Republican caucus. From Washington Post: Mike Huckabee 34% Mitt Romney 25%, Fred Thompson 13% John McCain 13% Ron Paul 10%. Obama wins big on the Democratic side. Barack Obama 38% John Edwards...

The Case For Thompson

Fred Thompson has played the coy suitor to Republican voters in this primary campaign. The fact that his is the most conventionally conservative and with some personal cache (hey, this dude was in Hunt For Red October) had Republicans (including...

What's New with the Blogs

Turnaround is fair play?

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Political Gross-Out of the Year So Far

Michael Barone on Election 2008

Saturday night jive: The New Hampshire debates; Round Two - Dem candidates; Update: Hillary turns Shrill-ary; Edwards: ?Forces of status quo?= Hillary; Unlikeable? Hillary?s feelings are hurt

South Dakota Blogs

Bloomberg For President?

Primary Reform

TAR Camp is almost here.... Are you signed up?

Teacher Pay In South Dakota

Bankers: Recession in the Offing

WSJ: The importance of a strong Navy

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

What's the talk in DC today? I hear it's this article...

The Gay Divorcee

Denver Post Advocates Regional Primaries

Building A Better Election Part II

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

A Bhutto Successor

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

DMR Poll Puts Huckabee, Obama At Top

Study: Global Climate Unlinked from CO2

Reflections on Iowa

Why should we be surprised?

American Blogs