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And he does it better than I am prepared to. From the Seattle Times: There are many unanswered questions about the races in both parties. On the Democratic side: Is Barack Obama for real? Or is he, as sources inside...

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.

McGovern on Impeachment

My SDP colleague Professor Schaff knows more about George McGovern than I know, or want to know. But I do know something about the Constitution, and that seems to be more than McGovern knows. In the Washington Post he advocates...

Anti-Corporation, Anti-Big Government

The Huckabee candidacy should serve as a warning to Republicans. Huckabee, whatever problems he may have as a candidate, is touching a nerve among the GOP electorate that is both anti-government and anti-corporation. As Cory points out, many Republicans have...

Huge Turnout in New Hampshire

Our friends over at Power Line note that New Hampshire precincts are reportedly running out of Democratic ballots. Possibly bad news for Hillary, who polls well among the party's base but Obama carries support among independents and young voters. If...

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...

On The Religious Right...And Left

Joe Knippenberg has some thoughts on the essentials that divide the religious right and religious left. Joe sees the religious conservatives as wishing to use public policy to strengthen the family and the institutional church (making the essential public policy...

Does South Dakota Tax And Spend Too Much?

Mr. Powers and Mr. Sibson both seem to agree that South Dakotans are taxed too much and our government is too big. Is this true? Let's look at the numbers. When one looks at state taxation, as I have reported...

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?

Friday Morning Linkage

Charm and evasion, Part Three

The Iranian incident and the ?Filipino Monkey?

South Dakota Blogs

Think You Know Barack Obama? Think Again

McGovern embarrasses again

Global Warming Gives Me the Shivers

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

Clinton by a Nose in New Hampshire

Things are going well.....

Reforming The Reform

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Blognote

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Graves not decided

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

Clinton, Obama, 08

Regents against gun rights and freedom

Sorry for the light posting today... In the meantime, more on the immigration issue.

New Efforts In Energy

Glowbull Warming Notes

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

American Blogs