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McGovern, Impeachment, and The Constitution

I have a mild disagreement with my colleague Prof. Blanchard over the meaning of "high crimes and misdemeanors" when it comes to the impeachment of presidents. Prof. Blanchard reacts to George McGovern's call to impeach President Bush. Prof. Blanchard writes:...

New Efforts In Energy

This report from Scientific American touts the potential of switch grass as an energy source. Farmers in Nebraska and the Dakotas brought the U.S. closer to becoming a biofuel economy, planting huge tracts of land for the first time with...

Dave Newquist: Snow Queen Chair

The South Dakota blogosphere's very own Dave Newquist and wife are chairing the 62nd South Dakota Snow Queen Festival. Congrats. (The following is a parody) What are the chances the professor makes a contestant cry? "That dress represents a malicious...

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...

Huckabee Finn Tries Tom Sawyer Maneuver

Huckabee’s Nutty Flip-Flop One of the most vivid incidents in Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer was the inimitable fence-painting incident (commemorated annually in Twain’s boyhood home of Hannibal, MO - but I digress) in which Tom managed to present the job in such a light to his passing friends that they ended up “bribing” him to do [...]

There's A Tear In My Beer

Mitt, I was kidding. From NRO. In his first state campaign stop in Grand Rapids, a voter fondly recalled his father, George, former Michigan governor and CEO of AMC. ?He was a great man and I miss him dearly,? said...

Rounds: For Economic Growth

Gov. Rounds is taking some heat from Sibby for supporting the TransCanada pipeline and the Hyperion refinery near Elk Point (here's the Argus story). Sibby writes: I agree with the Governor?s point that the Hyperion project has many benefits. The...

Change is nearly upon us....

What's New with the Blogs

One brave woman

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Another Canadian Mindcrime Video

The case against John McCain

Sunday morning meditation

South Dakota Blogs

More RC Mayor Stuff - On the net, and in the paper.

ELECTION NOTE

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

Huge Turnout in New Hampshire

What's the talk in DC today? I hear it's this article...

Education is breaking the bank

Washington Post Blasts Democrats over Iraq

Another Good Night for Public Opinion Polls?

I wasted time, and now doth time waste me

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

Fraudulent Numbers on Iraqi Deaths

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

B. Hussein Obama Update

Global Warming Gives Me the Shivers

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

More News We Don't Want To Hear

Government accounting fraud

Things Fall Apart for Ms. Clinton

American Blogs