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Intrepid reader Blarney Bob, who is determined to keep me honest in spite of myself, had this to say about my post on the Rendezvous rib joint in Memphis: It is Nathan Bedford Forrest and he was the first grand...

Intel Report Status

Iran says U.S. report a “declaration of surrender” Washington’s bureaucratic establishment contradicted iteself with the much ballyhooed N.I.E. (National Intel. Estimate) concerning Iran’s nuclear status. The Chief was, and is of the opinion that said report constituted prima facie evidence of treason within a bureaucracy out to politically emasculate the administration policies at all cost [...]

SDP Jazz Note: 2007 Obituaries

The past year saw the passing of a number of great jazz artists. Ken Laster does a nice tribute to them at In The Grove: Jazz and Beyond. You can hear selections from Oscar Peterson, Max Roach, Alice Coltrane, Michael...

Building A Better Election

A couple days ago I noted the virtues of Fred Thompson as a candidate. Now Glenn Reynolds directs us to this piece that argues that Fred Thompson is the only sane candidate as he is the only one dismissive towards...

Cultural Marxism and witchcraft

The multicultural movement includes the acceptance of witchcraft. I have found references to it in public education. Now WorldNetDaily is uncovering this latest trend by the Cultural Marxists: When the day's news is about "witches," many Americans reflexively conjure up...

SDP Jazz Note: The Bible of Jazz

I have frequently mentioned my friend Ken Laster, DJ at WHUS in Storrs, Connecticut, and host of my favorite radio show/podcast, In The Groove: Jazz & Beyond. I listened to Ken's holiday post yesterday, on the way back from Arkansas....

The Argus goes after State Government. Again.And the evil part of me hopes they succeed.

DMR Poll Puts Huckabee, Obama At Top

With two days to go before the Iowa caucuses, the Des Moines Register has published a survey showing Mike Huckabee outpolling Mitt Romney among Republicans and Barack Obama leading over Hillary Clinton among Democrats. Although John Edwards has tried to...

What's New with the Blogs

Romney promotes secular humanism

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

New Feature: Top Rated Links

We'll know that Huckabee has truly arrived

Sunday night roundtable: The Fox News/GOP debate

South Dakota Blogs

Graves not decided

Reflections on Iowa

No politics in this post...

Study: Global Climate Unlinked from CO2

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

WSJ: The importance of a strong Navy

The Case For Thompson

Rendezvous at the Rendezvous Rib Joint

Political Poetry

Obnoxious South Dakota

Heidepreim: Republicans are the party of hate

Iowa

Turnaround is fair play?

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Property Taxes Lead Issue For South Dakota Legislature

Change is coming....

What the MSM doesn?t want you to know

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

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