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Was this about the headphones joke? Geese. Ouch. I surrender. And it's just the Claremont Institute for Clowns now. The other circus programs lost their academic standing. So I call Lifeline and my call gets directed to an operator in...

The Sacred Fire Of Liberty

Todd thinks James Madison, warning us of the effect of war on the polity, was predicting George Bush. One wonders why Todd doesn't pick more obvious examples such as Woodrow Wilson or Franklin Roosevelt. During war both of these presidents...

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

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

Pat Powers goes on a rant against Sen. Sandy Jerstad for a bill to require those who "sell, distribute, or use obscene material or provide obscene material" to be licensed by the state. I have not considered the full implications...

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

In the past few days we have seen the Financial Times and Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post arguing that unless the United States makes significant reforms to entitlement programs it faces economically devastating deficits. The amount of money spent...

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

Why should we be surprised?

Beltway Insight From David Broder

In the Washington Post today, David Broder discovers what the rest of us have already been talking about: none of the leading Democratic candidates for President have executive experience, putting them at a serious disadvantage to their Republican counterparts: It...

What's New with the Blogs

Hyperion to turn SD into a dump site?

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Thursday Evening Linkaganza

The Congress we pay for

Democrat attacks Treasury Secretary?except he?s the Fed chairman

South Dakota Blogs

Archeology Find Matches Nehemiah Account

NYT: Returning Troops are Murderers

Property Taxes versus Sales Taxes

Glowbull Warming Notes

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

One Missed Call: More J-Horror Translated

Say one thing and vote another

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw

Education is breaking the bank

Militants Overrun Pakistan Fort

United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

Heidepreim: Republicans are the party of hate

Much ado... Much ado...

The Ides of Michigan

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

Soros Funded Lancet "Study"

Are dirty deeds really done dirt cheap? And how did they let out the bid for that one?

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

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