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Washington Post Blasts Democrats over Iraq

When Fred Barnes writes that the Democratic candidates "can't handle the truth about the surge", well, that's Fred Barnes. THERE'S A TRUTH THE Democratic presidential candidates can't handle: the success of the "surge" in Iraq. The addition of American troops...

Populism versus globalism

From Pat Buchanan: On immigration, the center is now behind tough enforcement of the law and stronger border security. The Republicans have all moved to the Tom Tancredo position. Hillary Clinton saw her campaign almost derailed by her temporary support...

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...

Push-Polling in Iowa

We're a few hours out from the results of the Iowa caucuses and the Clinton campaign appears to be making good use of the time. Our friend Ed Morrissey notes that push-polling calls have gone out to Iowans warning of...

Juno: The Best Movie in Years

I went to see Juno this afternoon and I can't stop thinking about it. Roger Ebert calls it "just about the best movie of the year." Obviously, I am willing to go further. In the first place, it is persistently...

Building A Better Election Part II

A couple notions that I articulated yesterday in this post on our election system get touched on somewhere else today. Yesterday I argued against regional primaries. One of my arguments was that the likely regions that would make up such...

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:...

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...

What's New with the Blogs

Education is breaking the bank

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

State of Delusion

The diplomacy of as if

?My dad found out abt mina and is goin to kill us.?

South Dakota Blogs

New Hampshire GOP withdraws support

Intel Report Status

Denver Post Advocates Regional Primaries

Things are going well.....

Obnoxious South Dakota

New Blog Added

Turnaround is fair play?

Much ado... Much ado...

Romney Takes Wyoming

Plutocracy, the Farm and Energy bills

Change is coming....

McGovern, Impeachment, and The Constitution

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

Clinton by a Nose in New Hampshire

Property Taxes Lead Issue For South Dakota Legislature

Why should we be surprised?

Iowa

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

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