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Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

This week the New York Times started a series called "War Torn: Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles." Their first 6,253 word installment creates a negative impression of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and, by extension, the mission they...

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.

One Missed Call: More J-Horror Translated

Beginning in the 90's, a number of horror films were produced in Asia that would have a big impact on American cinema. The most important of these were Ringu (98), Ju-on (03), Kairo (01), Uzumaki (00), and Jian gui (02)....

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...

Blognote

Blogging has been off lately - yeah, of course, the holidays, right? That hasn’t been too bad…but the touch of pneumonia has been another story. Things are on the upswing…and hopefully will continue to be so.

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 [...]

Education is breaking the bank

There were two events yesterday by Democrats that promoted more taxpayer funding of education. Senator Tim Johnson was in Mitchell covering the federal government?s role: U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson said during an education roundtable Wednesday in Mitchell that money being...

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Elections without issues

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Monday Morning Linkfest

A letter to the editor of the Times

Maybe Chelsea should have kept quiet

South Dakota Blogs

More Holiday Cheer!

Snow in Baghdad

Dave Barry Does the Campaign

Jewett Drug closing

New Efforts In Energy

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

Government accounting fraud

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

Anti-Corporation, Anti-Big Government

Britain Off-limits - to the Brits!

Property Taxes versus Sales Taxes

SD Regents go anti-gun

My Messiah Is A Suit From Massachusetts

The Dead Shall Rise Again

Headlines Worth Noting

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

The Democrats, Race, & Honest Talk

One vote on deck for South Dakotans' view on immigration, Herseth Sandlin votes NO.

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