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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...

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw

USA Today reports that the collapse of the St. Anthony Bridge in Minneapolis resulted from a design flaw in the gusset plates, ending speculation that poor maintenance caused the deaths of thirteen people last August: Federal investigators have concluded that...

Kranz Blunder

On Monday, Argus Leader political columnist Dave Kranz wrote: Sen. Tim Johnson decided not to support anyone for the nomination. He said he had four Senate colleagues running for the job and thought it was best for South Dakota if...

Global Warming Gives Me the Shivers

My favorite website is Arts & Letters Daily, a very literate Readers Digest for the web. It's my homepage on my home computer. Now they have created a second website dedicated to the global warming issue called Climate Debate Daily....

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...

Why should we be surprised?

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

What's New with the Blogs

SD MSM riding shotgun on pre-K bill

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Thursday Evening Linkaganza

Norman Podhoretz crosses the Daily Ditch: Andrew Sullivan strikes again

?People don?t say what they mean?

South Dakota Blogs

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

SB 67 UPDATE

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

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

Regents against gun rights and freedom

United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

Rounds sides with big oil and plutocracy

One brave woman

Abortions Down 25%

Romney Takes Michigan Gold

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

The New Masterpiece

Elections without issues

The New York Times' Jaundiced Reporting on Veterans

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

B. Hussein Obama Update

Progress in Iraq

New Blog Added

American Blogs