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I recall leaving the movie theater after seeing the fantastic Almost Famous and remarking to a friend, "I don't know what I just saw, but I know I just saw something really good." I had a similar reaction after having...

More Holiday Cheer!

Crisis may make 1929 look a ‘walk in the park’ This piece from The London Telegraph’s ace reporter/commentator Ambrose Evans-Pritchard will do nothing to calm your economic nerves, but then again, it looks more and more like it’s time to be as alarmed as we have sense to be. This is only the [...]

Bankers: Recession in the Offing

Morgan Stanley issues full US recession alert Morgan Stanley has issued a full recession alert for the US economy, warning of a sharp slowdown in business investment and a “perfect storm” for consumers as the housing slump spreads. In a report “Recession Coming” released today, the bank’s US team said the credit crunch had started to inflict [...]

Impeachment 2: A Reply to Professor Schaff

My SDP colleague, Professor Schaff, has a reply to my post on George McGovern and his call for the impeachment of President Bush. I think in fact that we are largely in agreement on the matter, but I try to...

A Few Other Notes on the Primaries

The Republican candidates are off to Wyoming on Saturday. Everybody thinks that the Granite State is next in line on Tuesday, but Wyoming holds its caucus on Saturday. It's getting very little attention, but some candidates are taking it seriously:...

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...

What the MSM doesn?t want you to know

WorldNetDaily?s underreported 2007 top 10 list: 1. Developments moving U.S. and continent closer to a North American Union 2. Bush's refusal to pardon imprisoned Border Patrol Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who were prosecuted by the president's friend, U.S. Attorney...

Blognote

Blogging has been off lately - yeah, of course, the holidays, right? That hasn’t been too bad…but the touch of pneumonia has been another story. Things are on the upswing…and hopefully will continue to be so.

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?

A Prize Fit for a King

In other sports news

We interrupt the campaign season for a border reality check

South Dakota Blogs

I Admit That Ioway I Owe A Lot To You

Peggy Noonan on Huckabee's Victory

Romney promotes secular humanism

McGovern, Impeachment, and The Constitution

Political Poetry

Vehle running for Senate

New Hampshire GOP withdraws support

Turnaround is fair play?

Why should we be surprised?

Another Good Night for Public Opinion Polls?

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

Impeachment: Last Word

A challenge from Stan's employee

Romney Takes Wyoming

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

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

Property Taxes Lead Issue For South Dakota Legislature

Clinton by a Nose in New Hampshire

American Blogs