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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...

No politics in this post...

Bad News In Aberdeen

The Aberdeen American News rings in a new legislative session with a rotten idea: subject not-for-profits to property tax or a "fee for service" for the fire and police protection they receive. Here is an idea that we have suggested...

Clinton, Obama, 08

While my colleague is right that both he and I were skeptical about Ms. Clinton's early demise, I won't pretend that I saw this one coming. Nor, I think, did anyone else, including the Clinton, Obama, and Edwards campaign staffs....

I Admit That Ioway I Owe A Lot To You

You are probably experiencing Iowa fatigue, so I will keep this brief as I have little to add to the reams of Iowa commentary out there. Prof. Blanchard's post is comprehensive enough. I simply want to point out that the...

Think You Know Barack Obama? Think Again

This piece from the American Thinker gives some useful background on Barack Obama's radical past. As to his present, the author points out that Obama's church recently gave an award to Louis Farrakhan, the proto-fascist head of the Nation of...

The why's and wheretofores of the upcoming changes at the SDWC.

Romney promotes secular humanism

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...

What's New with the Blogs

Property Taxes versus Sales Taxes

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Ron Paul Supporters Unusually Quiet

Reading John McCain, part 2

McCain, Romney, and the pro-life, Catholic vote in Michigan

South Dakota Blogs

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

Tax Reform Coming To The Legislature

Turnaround is fair play?

Another Good Night for Public Opinion Polls?

A challenge from Stan's employee

Fox News bars Ron Paul

Regents against gun rights and freedom

Anti-Corporation, Anti-Big Government

Denver Post Advocates Regional Primaries

One vote on deck for South Dakotans' view on immigration, Herseth Sandlin votes NO.

Push-Polling in Iowa

McGovern embarrasses again

Primary Reform

McGovern on Impeachment

On The Religious Right...And Left

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Ron Paul On The Civil War

Pander Bear

American Blogs