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Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims Somehow this cannot be what they fought for in “their finest hour”. Islamic extremists have created “no-go” areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England’s most senior bishops warns today. The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester [...]

SDP Jazz Note: (Mostly) Contemporary Jazz

First let me do my best Jon Schaff imitation: headphones are no good for the young and the legislature should scrap all plans to distribute them to innocent school children. Gee, that did feel good! Anyway, I decided I wanted...

New Hampshire Post Script

Two things, of unequal weight. First, who is left standing? Not Edwards, after tonight, I think. Good. His angry man routine was entertaining, but no one thinks its good for four regular seasons, let alone eight. Besides, he is the...

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 [...]

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...

Possible ChiCom Olympic Spectacle?

Animals torn to pieces by lions in front of baying crowds: the spectator sport China DOESN’T want you to see You’ve got to read this to believe it. Great shades of the Roman Circus! The smiling children giggled as they patted the young goat on its head and tickled it behind the ears. Some of the more [...]

Tax Reform Coming To The Legislature

As I indicated recently, property tax reform is going to headline this year's legislative session in Pierre. See this article from the American News for some background. You can ignore the bit about Jim Hundstad's threat of an income tax...

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...

What's New with the Blogs

One brave woman

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Incoming!

The case against John McCain

Operation Phantom Phoenix, Operation Marne Thunderbolt, Operation Iron Harvest

South Dakota Blogs

Populism versus globalism

Heidepreim: Republicans are the party of hate

The Dead Shall Rise Again

Change is coming....

Political Poetry

Think You Know Barack Obama? Think Again

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

Blognote

Dave Barry Does the Campaign

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

No politics in this post...

Romney Takes Wyoming

Huckabee Finn Tries Tom Sawyer Maneuver

Ron Paul: A Bigot?

Headlines Worth Noting

Jewett Drug closing

Things are going well.....

Rounds: For Economic Growth

American Blogs