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Most would say that Mitt Romney?s religious views are Mormon, but Joseph Farah makes the argument that Romney is more secular humanist than Mormon based on his answer to a Tim Russert question: Asked by the host for clarification on...

Graves not decided

The Mitchell Daily Republic did cover Representative Mike Vehle?s official announcement that he is running for district 20 Senate. They also reported that Dr. Joseph Graves has not officially made a decision, as they mentioned the newly adopted policy that...

Vehle running for Senate

Just got a call from a reporter from the Mitchell Daily Republic saying that Representative Mike Vehle is running for the District 20 Senate seat in 2008. The reporter?s question was relative to the talk on the Internet about my...

SD Regents go anti-gun

HB 1086 is being proposed for the 2008 South Dakota legislature at the request of the Board of Regents. Here is the content: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to extend to postsecondary campuses certain protections relating to the possession...

Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

The Golden Globes award show is reportedly being canceled due to the writers' strike. Could this happen to the Academy Awards? I dare not even dream something so delicious.

New Hampshire GOP withdraws support

I have previously posted on Fox News not inviting Ron Paul to its New Hampshire Forum. Now the New Hampshire GOP withdraws its support: Following a week of controversy over Fox News' decision to exclude Rep. Ron Paul from a...

Current politics has gone astray

Donald Simmons, director of the George and Eleanor McGovern Center for Leadership and Public Service in Mitchell, is in Iowa this week and said this in yesterday?s Mitchell Daily Republic: While watching the events of the past two days unfold...

What's New with the Blogs

McGovern embarrasses again

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Duncan Hunter Counterattacks

Crying in politics -- Dick Morris' take

Let the voting begin: The New Hampshire primary kicks off; Update: Dixville Notch goes for Obama, McCain; Update Hart?s Location supports Obama, McCain

South Dakota Blogs

Bankers: Recession in the Offing

The Gay Divorcee

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

Pander Bear

No politics in this post...

More RC Mayor Stuff - On the net, and in the paper.

Obama, McCain Ahead in New Hampshire

A Few Other Notes on the Primaries

A challenge from Stan's employee

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

Teacher Pay In South Dakota

Denver Post Advocates Regional Primaries

Anti-Corporation, Anti-Big Government

Property Taxes Lead Issue For South Dakota Legislature

I Admit That Ioway I Owe A Lot To You

Reforming The Reform

Bloomberg For President?

Are dirty deeds really done dirt cheap? And how did they let out the bid for that one?

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