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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...

Rounds sides with big oil and plutocracy

Governor Rounds made his plutocracy clear yesterday: Gov. Mike Rounds enthusiastically outlined South Dakota energy opportunities in a State of the State message Tuesday and hammered again at growing reserves in public school budgets. The proposed TransCanada crude-oil pipeline from...

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...

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

Property Taxes versus Sales Taxes

Pat Powers has a post on a Gordon Howie proposal that would replace 35% of Property Taxes with an additional 2% Sales Tax. Excerpt: That seems to not be much more than a shift. So would his bill also shift...

My Messiah Is A Suit From Massachusetts

Maybe Mitt Romney needs to cry.

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

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.

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?

Three Islamic 'Charity' Leaders Convicted

Charm and evasion, Part Four

Romney chokes up again

South Dakota Blogs

Vehle running for Senate

Heidepreim: Republicans are the party of hate

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

Romney Takes Wyoming

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

Things Fall Apart for Ms. Clinton

Tax Reform Coming To The Legislature

Ron Paul: A Bigot?

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New Blog Added

Whither The GOP

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

Things are going well.....

I wonder why we haven't seen that yet....

Anti-Corporation, Anti-Big Government

New Hampshire GOP withdraws support

Obama, McCain Ahead in New Hampshire

McGovern on Impeachment

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